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Troubleshooting


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Troubleshooting
Preventative Maintenance


Troubleshooting

                                                        
 PROBLEM          POSSIBLE CAUSE     
SOLUTION          

                                                        
1) System does   1)  not plugged in  1)  plug in power  
not turn on                          cords              
                 2)  switch not      2)  turn switch    
                 turned on           on at rear of      
                 3)  safety latch    subsystem          
                 not secure          3)  tighten        
                                     safety latch on    
                 4)  bad power       top of power       
                 supply              supply case        
                 5)  power supply    4)  replace power  
                 not allowed to      supply             
                 discharge for one   5)  turn AC        
                 minute              switch off that    
                                     provides power to  
                                     power supply and   
                                     wait one minute    
                                     before turning AC  
                                     power on again     

                                                        
2) Power supply  4-wire cable from   Check cable to be  
on but dual      power supply to     sure it is seated  
fan, group       mux is defective    and locked in      
LEDs, and video                      place              
not on                                                  

                                                        
3) Power supply  10-pin relay        Check cable for    
on, fans on,     control cable is    proper seating     
group LEDs on,   defective           and polarity       
but no slot.                                            
LEDs and no                                             
video on                                                

                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        

                                                        
    PROBLEM        POSSIBLE CAUSE
    SOLUTION      

                                                        
4) Some group    1)  group switch    1)  turn on group  
LEDs not on      not on              switch             
                 2)  shorter board   2)  check to be    
                 not installed or    sure shorter       
                 seated properly     board is fully     
                 3)  group fuse(s)   seated             
                 bad                 3)  replace        
                                     fuse(s)            

                                                        
5) Front panel   Active group        Set switches for   
display not      switch settings     the configuration  
counting         not configured      (see Appendix C)   
properly                                                

                                                        
6) No video      1)  DB-25 video     1)  check cables   
                 cable(s) not        for connection     
                 seated              and proper         
                                     polarity           
                 2)  MultiServ/FT    2)  check for      
                 internal interface  proper connection  
                 module cables                          

                                                        
7) Battery test  1) Subsystem not    1) turn on         
light does not   turned on           subsystem          
work             2) bad batteries    2) replace         
                                     batteries          

                                                        
8) Keylock       Option switches     Set option         
switch not       not set             switches           
working                              (Refer to          
correctly                            Appendix C)        

                                                        
9) Muxed floppy  1) mux floppy fuse  1) replace fuse    
does not work    bad                                    
                 2) BIOS not set     2) run BIOS setup  
                 3) cables           3) check power     
                                     and data cables    
                                     for connection     
                                     and proper         
                                     polarization       


                                                        
    PROBLEM        POSSIBLE CAUSE
    SOLUTION      

                                                        
10) IDE HDD      1) cables not on    1) check power     
does not work    properly            and data cables    
                                     for connection     
                                     and proper         
                 2) BIOS not set     polarity           
                                     2) run BIOS setup  
                 3) IDE controller   and configure HDD  
                 switched off on BC  3) turn on switch  
                 processor           (see the
                 BC        
                                     Series             
                                     Installation       
                                     Guide for          
                                     instructions)      

                                                        
11) Power        Power supply has a  Wait one minute    
supply will not  one minute recycle  before turning     
work after       time                power on to the    
turning power                        power supply       
off and back on                                         

                                                        
12) Mouse        Mouse was moved     Restart            
cursor stuck     while multiplexor   application mouse  
along top or     channel was         driver and         
side of screen,  changed             refrain from       
or not moving                        moving mouse when  
                                     switching          
                                     channels           

                                                        
13) Video not    Only one subsystem  Ensure no more     
working          at a time can be    than one           
properly in a    powered down in a   subsystem is       
multiple         daisy-chained       powered down at a  
Subsystem        situation           time               
configuration                                           

                                                        
14) Muxed        Floppy disk was     Reset processor    
floppy not       being accessed      and do not change  
found after      when this channel   multiplexor        
changing         was last switched   channels while     
multiplexor                          floppy activity    
channel                              lamp is on         



Preventative Maintenance

Periodically, do the following:

1. Ensure all four subsystem fans are operating.

2. Test both battery packs using the battery test pushbuttons located directly underneath the system fans.

3. Ensure neither MultiServ/FT power supply has a fault condition.



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