CAUTION Many repairs may only
be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform
troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation,
or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team.
Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered
by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that are
shipped with your product.
NOTE When troubleshooting a controller, see the documentation for your operating system and the controller.
NOTE Mini-PERC socket is not hot-pluggable.
Run the appropriate diagnostic test. See the Using system diagnostics section.
Turn off the
system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the
system from the electrical outlet.
Remove the
system cover.
Verify that the installed
expansion cards
are compliant with the expansion card installation guidelines.
Ensure that each
expansion card
is firmly seated in its connector.
Install the
system cover.
Reconnect the
system to the electrical outlet, and turn on the
system and attached peripherals.
If the problem is not resolved, turn off the
system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the
system from the electrical outlet.
Remove the
system cover.
Remove all expansion cards installed in the
system.
Install the
system cover.
Reconnect the
system to the electrical outlet, and turn on the
system and attached peripherals.
Run the appropriate diagnostic test. See the Using system diagnostics section.
For each expansion card you removed in step 10, perform the following steps:
Turn off the
system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the
system from the electrical outlet.
Remove the
system cover.
Reinstall one of the expansion cards.
Install the
system cover.
Run the appropriate diagnostic test. See the Using system diagnostics section.
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