Dell R420xr Personal Computer User Manual


 
Troubleshooting External Connections.............................................................................................89
Troubleshooting The Video Subsystem.............................................................................................89
Troubleshooting A USB Device.......................................................................................................... 89
Troubleshooting A Serial I/O Device..................................................................................................90
Troubleshooting A NIC.......................................................................................................................90
Troubleshooting A Wet System.......................................................................................................... 91
Troubleshooting A Damaged System.................................................................................................91
Troubleshooting The System Battery.................................................................................................92
Troubleshooting Power Supplies....................................................................................................... 92
Troubleshooting Cooling Problems...................................................................................................93
Troubleshooting Cooling Fans...........................................................................................................93
Troubleshooting System Memory......................................................................................................93
Troubleshooting An Internal USB Key................................................................................................94
Troubleshooting An SD Card..............................................................................................................95
Troubleshooting A Hard Drive............................................................................................................95
Troubleshooting A Storage Controller...............................................................................................96
Troubleshooting Expansion Cards..................................................................................................... 97
Troubleshooting Processors.............................................................................................................. 98
5 Using System Diagnostics.................................................................................... 99
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics.................................................................................................. 99
When To Use The Embedded System Diagnostics..................................................................... 99
Running The Embedded System Diagnostics..............................................................................99
System Diagnostic Controls......................................................................................................... 99
6 Jumpers And Connectors...................................................................................101
System Board Jumper Settings.........................................................................................................101
System Board Connectors................................................................................................................102
Disabling A Forgotten Password...................................................................................................... 103
7 Technical Specifications..................................................................................... 105
8 System Messages.................................................................................................. 110
LCD Messages................................................................................................................................... 110
Viewing LCD Messages............................................................................................................... 110
Removing LCD Messages............................................................................................................110
System Error Messages..................................................................................................................... 110
Warning Messages.............................................................................................................................127
Diagnostic Messages.........................................................................................................................127
Alert Messages...................................................................................................................................127
9 Getting Help...........................................................................................................128