Troubleshooting - National Instruments RMC-8357 Manual

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Troubleshooting

This chapter answers common troubleshooting questions you may have when using the
RMC-8357.
What if the RMC-8357 does not boot?
Several problems can cause a controller not to boot. Here are some things to look for and
possible solutions.
Things to Notice:
Which LEDs come on? The power indicator LED should stay lit. The hard disk drive LEDs
should blink during boot as the disk is accessed.
What appears on the display? Does it hang at some particular point (BIOS, Operating
System, and so on)? If nothing appears on the screen, try a different monitor. Does your
monitor work with a different PC? If it hangs, note the last screen output that you saw for
reference when consulting National Instruments technical support.
What has changed about the system? Did you recently move the system? Was there
electrical storm activity? Did you recently add a new module, memory chip, or piece
of software?
Has the system overheated? If the Overheat/FanFail LED is lit, this indicates overheating.
Unplug the AC power cord from the controller and allow it to cool down before powering
it on again.
Things to Try:
Make sure the RMC-8357 is plugged in to a working power source.
Make sure the monitor is plugged into the DisplayPort or DVI port. The VGA port is
disabled by default.
Remove the power supply and reinsert it.
Remove any nonessential cables or devices.
Make sure the CPU and memory modules are properly seated in their slots.
Recover the hard drive on the RMC-8357. (Refer to the
section of Chapter 2,
Remove memory from unsupported slots.
Installation and BIOS
OS Reinstallation and Recovery
Setup.)
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