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Section 4
Troubleshooting Tips
A.)
Unable to locate hard drives:
There is a small board that plugs into the I/O board that connects the SCSI bus. Without this board
installed, the system will not be able to locate the hard drives.
Section 5
Appendix A
PROLIANT 8500 Pentium III Xeon Minimum Configuration:
Refer to Quickfind’s Proliant 8500 Pentium III Xeon “Maintenance and Service Guide”,
1.)
Processors
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A minimum of one Processor needs to be installed in one the processor slots along with a VRM
(power module) for the socket. Unpopulated processor slots
must
have a termination card
installed for proper bus termination. No VRM’s are necessary for these slots.
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NOTE: If both Right and Left Processor buses are populated with processors the TAG RAM
modules must be installed.
2.)
Power Supply
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At least one supply must be installed.
3.)
Fans
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At least one I/O fan must be installed.
4.)
Memory
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Minimum 128MB. At least two (60ns or faster) buffered ECC protected DIMM’s; SDRAM.
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Bank of 2 DIMMs: must be same type, size, speed and manufacturer
Appendix B:
OBSERVATIONS OF A TYPICAL POWER UP SEQUENCE
Under normal conditions, the following power-up sequence should be typical
(note: the power supply LEDs are located on back of the unit next to the AC power input):
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Unit is turned off and disconnected from any power source (power cord unplugged)
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Both power supply LEDs are OFF (clear)
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Integrated Management Display (IMD) is OFF (dark) - {this is the LCD on the front of
unit}
The typical power supply power-up sequence would be:
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Good facility power applied to unit (unit still turned off)
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Top LED OFF (clear) and Bottom LED ON (solid green)
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IMD turns on and displays model and firmware information
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Power switch turned ON
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