Instruction Manual

Troubleshooting 59
OS boot problems flowchart
Symptoms:
• Server does not boot a previously installed operating system
• Server does not boot SmartStart
Possible causes:
• Corrupted operating system
• Hard drive subsystem problem
• Incorrect boot order setting in RBSU
Item See
1
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide
(http://www.hp.com/servers/smartstart)
2
"POST problems flowchart (on page 57)"
3
•
"Hard drive problems" in the HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting
Guide located on the Documentation CD or see "Troubleshooting
resources (on page 47)"
•
Controller documentation
4
"HP Insight Diagnostics (on page 43)" or in the HP ProLiant Servers
Troubleshooting Guide located on the Documentation CD or see
"Troubleshooting resources (on page 47)"
5
•
"CD-ROM and DVD drive problems" in the HP ProLiant Servers
Troubleshooting Guide located on the Documentation CD or see
"Troubleshooting resources (on page 47)"
•
Controller documentation
•
"Loose connections (on page 50)"
6
"General memory problems are occurring" in the HP ProLiant Servers
Troubleshooting Guide located on the Documentation CD or see
"Troubleshooting resources (on page 47)"
7
•
"Operating system problems" in the HP ProLiant Servers
Troubleshooting Guide located on the Documentation CD or see
"Troubleshooting resources (on page 47)"
•
"HP contact information (on page 68)"
8
"Breaking the server down to the minimum hardware configuration" in the
HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide located on the Documentation
CD or see "Troubleshooting resources (on page 47)"
9
•
"Hardware problems" in the HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting
Guide located on the Documentation CD or see "Troubleshooting
resources (on page 47)"
•
Server maintenance and service guide, located on the Documentation
CD or the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/products/servers/platforms)
10
"General diagnosis flowchart (on page 52)"