Dell PowerEdge 6350, Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

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An error message See Chapter 3, “Messages and Codes.”
Alert messages from the Dell
OpenManage HIP software The server management software has
detected a problem inside the computer.
Refer to the Dell OpenManage HIP online
help and the
HP OpenView NNM SE x.x
With Dell OpenManage HIP x.x User’s Guide
for information about the alert message
.
The monitor’s power indicator Most monitors have a power indicator (usu-
ally on the front bezel). If the monitor’s
power indicator does not come on, see
“Troubleshooting the Monitor” in Chapter 6.
The keyboard indicators Most keyboards have one or more indicators
(usually in the upper-right corner). Press the
<Num Lock> key, the <Caps Lock> key, or the
<Scroll Lock> key to toggle their respective
keyboard indicators on and off. If the indica-
tors do not light up, see “Troubleshooting
the Keyboard” in Chapter 6.
The diskette-drive access indicator The diskette-drive access indicator should
quickly flash on and off when you access
data on the diskette drive. If the diskette-
drive access indicator does not light up, see
“Troubleshooting the Diskette Drive Sub-
system” in Chapter 7.
The hard-disk drive activity
indicators The hard-disk drive activity indicators should
quickly flash on and off when you access data
on the hard-disk drives. On a system running
the Microsoft
®
Windows NT
®
Server
operating system, you can test the drive by
opening Windows Explorer and clicking the
icon for drive C. If the hard-disk drive access
indicator does not come on, see “Trouble-
shooting SCSI Hard-Disk Drives” in
Chapter 7.
A series of beeps See Chapter 3, “Messages and Codes.”
An unfamiliar constant scraping or
grinding sound when you access
a drive Make sure the sound is not caused by the
application you are running. The sound could
be caused by a hardware malfunction. See
Chapter 12, “Getting Help,” for instructions
on obtaining technical assistance from Dell.
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the abbreviation and
acronym list that precedes the Index.