Troubleshooting a wet system, Troubleshooting a damaged system, Troubleshooting the system battery – Dell PowerEdge 650 User Manual

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expansion cards and the lower slot supports PCI-X 64-bit, 133-MHz expansion cards.

 

The hard-drive bays provide space for up to two IDE or SCSI drives and a CD/diskette drive combination. The SCSI hard drives must be connected to a
controller card. Power is supplied to the backplane board, the system board, and internal peripherals through a single nonredundant power supply.

 

Troubleshooting a Wet System

 

Problem

l

 

Liquid spills

l

 

Splashes

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Excessive humidity

 

Action

1.

 

Open the system. See "

Opening the System

."

2.

 

Remove any expansion cards, if installed. See "

Removing an Expansion Card

" in "Installing System Components."

3.

 

Allow the system to dry thoroughly for at least 24 hours.

4.

 

Close the system. See "

Closing the System

."

5.

 

Remove the bezel. See "

Opening the System

."

6.

 

Turn on the system.

7.

 

If the system starts up normally, shut down the system and reinstall the expansion cards you removed in

step 2

.

8.

 

Close the system. See "

Closing the System

."

9.

 

Run the system board tests in the system diagnostics to confirm that the system works properly. See "

Running the System Diagnostics

."

 

If the tests did not complete successfully, see "

Getting Help

."

 

Troubleshooting a Damaged System

 

Problem

l

 

System dropped or damaged.

 

Action

1.

 

Open the system. See "

Opening the System

."

2.

 

Check the following connections:

l

 

Riser-card connections to the system board

l

 

Drive-carrier connections to the backplane board

3.

 

Ensure that all cables are properly connected and all component connectors are properly seated.

4.

 

Close the system. See "

Closing the System

."

5.

 

Run the system board tests in the system diagnostics. See "

Running the System Diagnostics

."

 

If the tests did not complete successfully, see "

Getting Help

."

 

Troubleshooting the System Battery

 

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