Initial Procedures 2-5To observe the boot routine, follow these steps: 7XUQ RII WKH FRPSXWHU DQG DQ\ DWWDFKHG SHULSKHUDOV ,I QHFHVVDU\ LQVWDOO D GLVNHWWH GULYH LQ WKH PHGLD ED\ ,QVHUW DGLDJQRVWLFV GLVNHWWH LQWR WKH GLVNHWWH GULYH 7XUQ RQ DOO SHULSKHUDOV DQG WKHQ WKH FRPSXWHU :DWFK WKH LQGLFDWRUV RQ WKH WRS RI WKH NH\ERDUG $IWHU DOO WKUHHLQGLFDWRUV IODVK PRPHQWDULO\ WKH 1XP /RFN LQGLFDWRU VKRXOG OLJKWXS DQG UHPDLQ RQDo these indicators light up within approximately 10 seconds after the bootroutine starts?Yes. Proceed to step 4.No. Troubleshoot the power subsystem. :KLOH WKH ERRW URXWLQH LV UXQQLQJ REVHUYH WKH FRPSXWHU IRU DQ\RI WKH IROORZLQJá Drive access indicator — This indicator lights up in response to databeing transferred to or from the drives. If the indicator fails to light dur-ing the boot routine, troubleshoot the diskette-drive or hard-disk drivesubsystem, as appropriate.á Error codes — If the numbers lock (Num Lock), the capitals lock (CapsLock), and the Scroll Lock indicators flash simultaneously during theboot routine, refer to Table 3-1.á Battery failure codes — If the battery indicator flashes alternately greenand amber, or flashes amber four times per second, refer to Table 3-2.á System error messages — These messages can indicate problems orprovide status information. If a system error message displays, refer toTable 3-3. 2EVHUYH WKH GLVSOD\ IRU WKH 'LDJQRVWLFV 0HQXDoes the Diagnostics Menu display?Yes. See “Running the Dell Diagnostics” in Chapter 3.No. Proceed to step 6. ,QVHUW D FRS\ RI WKH GLDJQRVWLFV GLVNHWWH LQWR WKH GLVNHWWH GULYHDQG UHERRW WKH FRPSXWHUDoes the Diagnostics Menu display?Yes. See “Running the Dell Diagnostics” in Chapter 3.No. Proceed to the next section, “Eliminating Resource Conflicts.”