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Troubleshooting your system
Safety first — for you and your system
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only
perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as
directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is
not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
that are shipped with your product.
NOTE: Solution validation was performed by using the factory shipped hardware configuration.
NOTE: This chapter provides troubleshooting information for the PowerEdge FX2 and FX2s
enclosures only. For troubleshooting information on the sleds, see the sled documentation at
Dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
NOTE: For troubleshooting information about the PowerEdge FX2 enclosure components, see the
Dell PowerEdge FX2 and FX2s Enclosure Owner's Manual at Dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
Troubleshooting system memory
Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only
perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as
directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is
not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
that are shipped with your product.
NOTE: Before performing the following procedure, ensure that you have installed the memory
modules according to the memory installation guidelines for the sled.
Steps
1. Restart the sled:
a. Press the power button once to turn off the sled.
b. Press the power button again to turn on the sled.
If no error messages appear, go to step 7.
2. Enter System Setup and check the system memory setting.
If the amount of memory installed matches the system memory setting, go to step 7.
3. Turn off the sled using the operating system commands or the CMC.
4. Remove the sled from the enclosure.
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