User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About Your System
- Using the System Setup Program
- Installing System Components
- Recommended Tools
- Inside the System
- Opening and Closing the System
- Cooling Shroud
- System Battery
- Optical Drive
- Configuring the Boot Drive
- Hard Drives
- Installing a SAS Controller Card
- Fan Assembly
- Optional PCI Fan Assembly
- Power Supply
- Expansion Cards
- Riser Card
- System Memory
- Processor
- Control Panel Assembly (Service-Only Procedure)
- System Board (Service-Only Procedure)
- Troubleshooting Your System
- Safety First-For You and Your System
- Start-Up Routine
- Checking the Equipment
- Responding to a Systems Management Software Alert Message
- Troubleshooting a Wet System
- Troubleshooting a Damaged System
- Troubleshooting the System Battery
- Troubleshooting the Power Supply
- Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems
- Troubleshooting System Memory
- Troubleshooting an Optical Drive
- Troubleshooting a Hard Drive
- Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
- Troubleshooting the Microprocessor
- Running the System Diagnostics
- Jumpers and Connectors
- Getting Help
- Glossary
- Index

Troubleshooting Your System 99
Troubleshooting External Connections
Loose or improperly connected cables are the most likely source of problems for
the system, monitor, and other peripherals (such as a printer, keyboard, mouse,
or other external device). Ensure that all external cables are securely attached to
the external connectors on your system. See Figure 1-1 for the front-panel
connectors and Figure 1-2 for the back-panel connectors on your system.
Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem
Problem
• Monitor is not working properly.
• Video memory is faulty.
IRQ6 Available
IRQ7 Available
IRQ8 Real-time clock
IRQ9 ACPI functions (used for power management)
IRQ10 Available
IRQ11 Available
IRQ12 PS/2 mouse port (available if the mouse is disabled through the System
Setup program)
IRQ13 Math coprocessor
IRQ14 Available
IRQ15 Available
Table 4-2. IRQ Assignment Defaults (continued)
IRQ Line Assignment
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