Dell PowerEdge 2550 User Manual Page 42
- Page / 83
- Table of contents
- TROUBLESHOOTING
- BOOKMARKS
Rated. / 5. Based on customer reviews
For a quick check of the system, select Quickly Test All Devices. This option runs only the device tests that do not require user interaction and that do not
take a long time to run. Dell recommends that you choose this option first to increase the chance of tracing the source of the problem quickly. For a complete
check of the system, select Fully Test All Devices. To check a particular area of the system, choose Select Devices to Test.
Selecting Exit to MS-DOS exits the diagnostics and returns you to your operating system environment.
To select an option from the Diagnostics menu, highlight the option and press <Enter>, or press the key that corresponds to the highlighted letter in the
option you choose.
How to Use the Dell Diagnostics
When you select Select Devices to Test from the Diagnostics menu, the main screen of the diagnostics appears.
Information on the main screen of the diagnostics is presented in the following areas:
l Two lines at the top of the main screen identify the diagnostics and give its version number.
l On the left side of the screen, the Device Groups area lists the diagnostic device groups in the order they will run if you select All under the Run Tests
submenu. Press the up- or down-arrow key to highlight a device group.
l On the right side of the screen, the Devices for Highlighted Group area lists the specific devices within a particular test group.
l Two lines at the bottom of the screen make up the menu area. The first line lists the menu options you can select; press the left- or right-arrow key to
highlight an option. The second line gives information about the highlighted option.
How to Use the Device Groups Menu
The Device Groups menu at the bottom of the screen provides options that enable you to select and run specific diagnostic tests from the diagnostics main
screen. Press the left- and right-arrow keys to select the options on the menu. As you move from one menu option to another, a brief explanation of the
highlighted option appears on the bottom line of the screen.
If you want more information about a device group or device, highlight the About option and press <Enter>. After you read the information, press <Esc> to
return to the previous screen.
Device Groups Menu Options
Five options are listed at the bottom of the diagnostics main screen: Run Tests, Devices, Select, Config, and Help.
There are two ways to select a menu option:
l Look on the screen to see which letter in the option is capitalized, and type that letter (for example, type r to select the Run option).
l Use the left- or right-arrow key to highlight the option you want to select, and then press <Enter>.
Whenever one of the options is selected, additional choices become available.
The following subsections explain the menu options as listed from left to right in the Device Groups menu.
Run Tests
Run Tests displays multiple options that allow you to select devices to test and to set parameters to control your testing. The Help options displays
information about the Run Tests options.
Devices
Most of the device groups consist of several devices. Use the Devices option to select individual devices within the device group(s). Table5-1 lists all of the
possible values for each option.
Table 5-1. Devices Options
Table 5-2. Parameters Options
Option
Functions
Run Tests
Displays five options: Run Tests, Tests, Select, Parameters, and Help.
Tests
Allows you to select individual devices to tailor the testing process to your particular needs. You can choose one or more devices from the list.
When you choose Tests, four options are displayed: Run Tests, Select, Parameters, and Help.
Select
Allows you to choose one or more devices from a particular device group. Three options are displayed: One, All, and Help.
Parameters
Determines how a particular test will be run. Table5-2 lists all of the possible values for each option. To change Parameters options, press
the spacebar, the left- and right-arrow keys, or the plus (+) and minus (–) keys.
Help
Displays a list of help topics.
- Installing Hard-Disk Drives 2
- Configuring the Boot Device 5
- Getting Help 6
- Problems With Your Order 7
- Product Information 7
- Before You Call 7
- Dell Contact Numbers 8
- System Board Jumpers 15
- System Board Connectors 16
- Abbreviations and Acronyms 19
- Introduction 28
- Checking the Basics 29
- Look and Listen 31
- The System Setup Program 31
- Messages and Codes 33
- System Beep Codes 35
- Warning Messages 37
- Diagnostics Messages 37
- Finding Software Solutions 39
- Device Groups Menu Options 42
- Error Messages 43
- Checking the Equipment 44
- Troubleshooting the Keyboard 45
- Troubleshooting a USB Device 47
- Checking Inside the System 49
- Removing the Front Bezel 50
- Inside the Chassis 51
- Troubleshooting a Wet System 52
- Troubleshooting the Battery 53
- Expansion Cards 65
- Removing an Expansion Card 66
- Adding Memory 67
- Installing Memory Modules 68
- Removing Memory Modules 68
- Figure 8-7. Retention Clip 69
- Replacing the Battery 73
- Before You Begin 75
- SCSI ID Numbers 76
- Device Termination 76
- Back to Contents Page 79
- Preface 80
- Figures 82
- Tables 83
Related products and manuals for Computer hardware Dell PowerEdge 2550
(16 pages)
Computer hardware Dell UPS 4200R User Manual
(24 pages)
(24 pages)
Computer hardware Dell UPS 3750R User Manual
(13 pages)
(13 pages)
Computer hardware Dell UPS 1920T User Manual
(88 pages)
(88 pages)
Computer hardware Dell KVM 2161DS User Manual
(112 pages)
(112 pages)
© 2020, manymanuals.com. All rights reserved. | 0.202 s |
Manymanuals.com
Manymanuals.de
Manymanuals.fr
Manymanuals.it
Manymanuals.pl
Manymanuals.cz
Manymanuals.es
Manymanuals-pt.com
Comments to this Manuals