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Problems at initial System Start-up
Problems that occur at initial system start-up are often caused by incorrect installation
of components or incorrect configuration. Hardware failure is a less frequent cause.
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Are all cables properly connected and secure?
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Is AC power available at the wall outlet?
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Are the configuration settings correct in Setup? Are all drivers properly installed?
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Are all the expansion cards fully seated in their slots on the motherboard?
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Are all DIMMs installed correctly?
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Is the processor fully seated in its socket on the motherboard?
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Are switches and jumpers on the system board correct (if they have been changed
from their original default settings)?
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Are all jumper and switch settings on optional add-on cards and peripheral devices
set correctly? Check the documentation included with these devices for details.
Ensure that there are no system resource conflicts between hardware components.
(For example, two add-on cards could inadvertently share the same interrupt,
resulting in a conflict.)
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Are adapter cards and disk drives correctly installed?
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Is the keyboard properly connected to the system and is it connected in the right
PS/2 port?
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Is a bootable diskette installed in your system's floppy drive A:? (if a floppy disk
drive is intalled).
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Is the hard disk properly formatted or defined?
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Is the operating system properly loaded? Check the operating system documenta-
tion.
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