User guide

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Chapter 5
System Troubleshooting
Chapter Objectives
This chapter provides information on the following topics:
• Hardware Monitoring
• Troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting Checklists
• Diagnostic Utility
• Load the System Defaults
• Clear the CMOS
• Ship or Transport the Computer
Hardware Monitoring
The built-in hardware monitor of the computer tracks the operating threshold
levels of the voltage and temperature sensors.
Follow these steps to determine whether an operating threshold has been reached.
1. Shut down the computer by using the appropriate method for the installed
operating system.
See Shut Down the Computer
on page 27 for more information.
2. Apply power to the computer.
3. During POST, press F2 to access the BIOS set-up utility.
4. Depending on your computer series, press or select the following.
Use these menus to determine if there is an issue with internal voltages or
component temperatures.
TIP
Use the arrow keys on a keyboard to navigate between BIOS menus
and menu selections.
Computer Series BIOS Menu/Selection
APC Health Status
B & C Hardware Monitor Setup
D Advanced > Hardware Health Information
E Advanced > Hardware Monitor