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Troubleshooting Hardware and Booting Problems 3-21
Cisco 7500 Series Startup
When the 7500 series system has initialized successfully, the system banner should be displayed on
the console screen. If it is not displayed, make sure that the console terminal is properly connected
to the RSP console port and that the terminal is set correctly. The system banner should look similar
to the following:
System Bootstrap, Version 4.6(5), SOFTWARE
Copyright (c) 1986-1995 by cisco Systems
RSP2 processor with 16384 Kbytes of memory
### [...] ###
F3: 2012356+47852+194864 at 0x1000
Restricted Rights Legend
Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is
subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph
(c) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted
Rights clause at FAR sec. 52.227-19 and subparagraph
(c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer
Software clause at DFARS sec. 252.227-7013.
cisco Systems, Inc.
170 Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
GS Software (RSP-K), Version 10.3(571) [fc3], RELEASE SOFTWARE
Copyright (c) 1986-1995 by cisco Systems, Inc.
[...]
Press RETURN to get started!
If a problem occurs, try to isolate the problem to a specific subsystem. The Cisco 7500 series routers
have the following subsystems:
• Power subsystem—Power supplies, external power cable, and backplane
• Cooling subsystem—Depending on your system, includes the following:
— Cisco 7505: Fan tray, fan tray spare with six individual fans, and fan control board
— Cisco 7507: Chassis blower
— Cisco 7513: Blower module, including blower, blower-speed control board, front-panel
LEDs, and the module itself
• Processor subsystem—Depending on your system, includes all interface processors and either
the RSP1 or the RSP2
Table 3-1 outlines the areas where Cisco 7500 series startup problems may occur and describes
solutions to those problems.
Table 3-1 Hardware: Cisco 7500 Series Startup Problems and Solutions
Possible Problem Area Solution
Power subsystem
Step 1 Check to see whether the blower is operating and LEDs on the
processor modules are on. If the blower and LEDs are on but the Power
Supply LED is off, there is probably a faulty Power Supply LED.
Step 2 Make sure the power switch is set correctly to the on position.
Step 3 Make sure the power source, power cable, and power supply are
functioning correctly. Swap parts to see whether one of the components
is faulty.
Step 4 Ensure that the blower module is seated properly. Make sure that the
blower control board edge connector is inserted fully in the backplane
socket.