Agilent Technologies 16900A, Service Manual

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36 16900A, 16902A, and 16903A Service Guide
5
Troubleshooting
Figure 9 16903A Boot Up Troubleshooting Flowchart
4
Does
the instrument reach
#3 in the boot
sequence?
Yes
TYPICAL BOOT SEQUENCE DISPLAY
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1. Boot text
2. Agilent Technologies text and logo
3. Intel boot agent text
4. Select operating system menu
5. Windows XP boot screen (blue)
6. Checking file system text
7. Welcome to Windows login screen
Failed BIOS
boot.
Does the
instrument reach #5
inthe boot sequence and
is the power LED
steady on?
Yes
Does the
instrument reach #7
in the boot
sequence?
Yes
Enter BIOS setup and
reset to default.
Failed OS boot
from hard
drive.
Replace the CPU
motherboard.
Check the hard drive
power and signal
cables.
Reseat RAM DIMMs.
Run the recovery disk.
Replace the hard drive
and run the recovery
disk.
Failed the system file
check. Run the
recovery disk.
1
Is the
power LED
steady
on?
Blank screen/display problem due to display mode.
Reboot.
At Select OS menu, press F8 to open advanced startup.
Select "enable VGA mode" then Continue.
Yes
No
No
A
B
C
D
Try , then ,
then . Return to
between each.
C
D
E
E
Try , then .
Return to between
each.
A B
No
No
1
1