Opening the system, Start-up routine – Dell PowerEdge 650 User Manual

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Start-up Routine

 

It is important to look and listen to your system when trying to determine the source of a problem. Look and listen during the system's start-up routine for the
indications described in

Table 5

-1

.

 

 

Table 5-1. Start-Up Routine Indications

 

Opening the System

 

The system is enclosed by a bezel and cover. To upgrade or troubleshoot the system, remove the bezel and cover to access the CD and diskette drives, hard
drives, power supply, and other internal system components.

1.

 

If applicable, remove the bezel. See

Figure 5

-1

.

a.

 

If applicable, unlock the bezel.

b.

 

While grasping the bezel, slide it toward the key lock.

c.

 

Rotate the right side of the bezel away from the front panel.

d.

 

Pull the bezel away from the system.

Figure 5-1. Removing the Bezel

 

2.

 

Observe the precautions in "

Safety First—For You and Your System

."

3.

 

Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.

4.

 

To remove the system cover, loosen the thumbscrew at the back of the system. See

Figure 5

-2

.

5.

 

While pressing down on the cover indention, slide the cover backward about an inch, and grasp the cover on both sides.

6.

 

Carefully lift the cover away from the system.

Figure 5-2. Removing and Replacing the System Cover

 

Look/listen for:

Action

 

An error message displayed on the monitor

 

See "

System Messages

" in "Indicators, Messages, and Codes."

 

A series of beeps emitted by the system

 

See "

System Beep Codes

" in "Indicators, Messages, and Codes."

 Alert messages from the Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator software

 See your systems management software documentation.

 

The monitor's power indicator

 

See "

Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem

."

 

The keyboard indicators

 

See "

Troubleshooting the Keyboard

."

 

The diskette-drive activity indicator

 

See "

Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive

."

 

The CD drive activity indicator

 

See "

Troubleshooting a CD Drive

."

 

The hard-drive activity indicators

 

See "

Troubleshooting IDE Hard Drives

."

 

An unfamiliar constant scraping or grinding sound when you access a drive  See "

Getting Help

."

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