System Startup And Shutdown; Main Unit Startup; Post Execution - Sony DMW-S05NL-C Installation Manual

3-3 System Startup and Shutdown

When you start up the system with the Fibre Channel
Storage Unit connected, power the Fibre Channel
Storage Unit on first. Then after all the disk status
indicators of the Unit light, power on peripherals, and
finally the Main Unit.
For more details about powering on the fibre channel
storage unit, see the documentation for the fibre channel
storage unit.
When powering on the fibre channel storage unit for the
first time, it is necessary to configure a logical drive. For
details, see page 3-15.

3-3-1 Main Unit Startup

Check the following before you power the Main Unit
on.
• That all of the equipment used by the system is
connected correctly.
• If you have connected the power cord to a UPS
(uninterruptible power supply) or other power
regulator, that the UPS or other unit is powered on.
1
Power on all the peripherals connected to the Main
Unit.
2
(After all of the disk status indicators of the Fibre
Channel Storage Unit light if the Unit is
connected,) connect the AC power cord of the
Main Unit to an AC power source.
Hardware initialization diagnostics begin. During
initialization (about 5 seconds), the STANDBY/
ON switch of the Main Unit does not function.
3
After about 5 seconds, press the STANDBY/ON
switch of the Digital Media Workstation to turn it
on.
The MON indicator lights in green. After a few
seconds, the Power On Self Test (POST) program
starts.
Note
You can change settings while POST is executing,
but POST stops executing if you do. If you do not
intend to change any settings you should not touch
the mouse or keyboard while POST is executing.
For more information about POST, see the next section,

3-3-2 "POST Execution".

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Chapter 3 Preparations
Contact your Sony service representative before
changing any settings.
Windows 2000 starts when POST finishes
executing.
If a password dialog appears
A password entry appears during POST if you have
used the BIOS Setup Utility to set a password.
You can try again twice if you make a mistake while
entering the password for the first time. But Windows
will not start if you fail to enter the correct password in
the third attempt. In this case, press and hold the
STANDBY/ON switch for 4 seconds or more to power
the unit off, wait about 10 seconds, and try again after
powering the unit on.
Note
You should not set a password.
If an error message appears
If POST discovers a fault, it displays an error message
and stops executing.
See page 4-12 for the error messages displayed by POST.
Power Options setting
Select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power
Options. In the System Standby drop-down list, which
is located at the bottom of Power Settings, select
[None]. ([None] is selected by default.)
3-3-2 POST Execution
The Power On Self-Test (POST) program starts
automatically when the Main Unit is powered on.
POST checks the status of the motherboard, ECC
memory modules, CPU module, keyboard, mouse, and
so on.
While POST is executing, if you press the ESC key,
messages appear on the screen to inform you of its
progress. Messages from BIOS Setup Utilities also
appear. If required, you can interrupt POST to change
your BIOS settings.
The results of the POST are recorded in the Digital
Media Workstation motherboard.
Note
Normally the SONY logo is displayed. You can see
POST display when you press the Esc key or when an
error occurs.