Troubleshooting Your System 195ActionCAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the systemcover and access any of the components inside the system. Before you begin thisprocedure, review the safety instructions that came with the system.1 Turn off the blade.2 Clear the blade NVRAM.See "Blade System Board Jumper Settings" on page 203 for the location ofthe NVRAM_CLR jumper.3 If there is a still a problem with the blade, remove and reinstall the blade.See "Installing a Blade" on page 98.4 Turn on the blade.5 Run the system board test in the system diagnostics. See "Running SystemDiagnostics" on page 197.If the tests fail, see "Getting Help" on page 217.Troubleshooting the NVRAM Backup BatteryProblem• System message indicates a problem with the battery• System Setup program loses system configuration information• System date and time do not stay currentEach blade contains a battery which maintains the blade configuration, date,and time information in NVRAM when you turn off the blade. You may needto replace the battery if an incorrect time or date is displayed during the bootroutine.You can operate the blade without a battery; however, the blade configurationinformation maintained by the battery in NVRAM is erased each time youremove power from the blade. Therefore, you must re-enter the systemconfiguration information and reset the options each time the blade bootsuntil you replace the battery.
