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Troubleshooting and
Error Messages
Troubleshooting
Symptoms Possible Cause(s) Solution
System appears to
boot (evidenced
by being on and
hard disk being
accessed) but
provides no video.
Monitor or cable
problem.
Verify that the cable pins are not bent
and the cable is fully seated in the VGA
connector. If necessary, try the monitor
on another system to verify that the
monitor is good.
System fails at
power-up -will not
run power-on
self-test.
The system is not
getting power.
Reset signal is
shorted.
Verify that +5 VDC power is good and
that the connector on the power supply is
fully seated. in the power connector on
the board.
Check the signal on the misc. expansion
header.
This section deals with problems that you may encounter that do not provide
an error message. Table 5-1 lists general problems and their solutions. If an
error message displays, see the next section of this chapter, Common Error
Messages.
Table 5-1. Troubleshooting General Problems.
Table 5-1. Troubleshooting General Problems (cont.)
Symptoms Possible Cause(s) Solution