1. Close the I/O bulkhead tray to cover the card cages.
2. Plug in the system power cord.
3. Push the circuit breaker on the AC power controller to the On position.
The AC power controller is at the bottom rear of the cabinet. See
Figure 3–5.
4. Turn the upper key switch on the front control panel to the Enable
position; the system should power up and run self-test, as shown in
Figure 3–6.
5. If the system does not power up, see Appendix B. If the self-test results
print, but you have self-test failures, see Section 3.7.
Figure 3–6:
Power-Up Troubleshooting Flowchart
Check Console
Terminal Connection
and Baud Rate
Console
Prompt
>>>
No
See Section 3.5
in this manual
Check self-test results for all
modules. See Section 3.7
here, and the
msb-0723-91
Yes
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