Lenovo ThinkServer RD230 - Chapter 7. Troubleshooting; Troubleshooting Tables; DVD Drive Problems

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Chapter7.Troubleshooting

Thischapterdescribesthediagnostictoolsthatareavailabletohelpyousolveproblemsthatmightoccurin

theserver.

Ifyoucannotdiagnoseandcorrectaproblembyusingtheinformationinthischapter,seeAppendixB

“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage101

formoreinformation.

Troubleshootingtables

Usethetroubleshootingtablestondsolutionstoproblemsthathaveidentiablesymptoms.

Ifyouhavejustaddednewsoftwareoranewoptionaldeviceandtheserverisnotworking,completethe

followingstepsbeforeyouusethetroubleshootingtables:

1.Checktheoperatorinformationpanel.

2.Removethesoftwareordevicethatyoujustadded.

3.Reinstallthenewsoftwareornewdevice.

DVDdriveproblems

•FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis

solved.

•SeethepartslistingintheHardwareMaintenanceManualtodeterminewhichcomponentsarecustomer

replaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeldreplaceableunits(FRUs).

•Ifanactionstepisprecededby“(Trainedservicetechnicianonly),”thatstepmustbeperformedonlyby

atrainedservicetechnician.

SymptomAction

TheDVDdriveisnot

recognized.

1.Makesurethat:

•TheSATAchanneltowhichtheDVDdriveisattached(primaryorsecondary)

isenabledintheSetupUtilityprogram.

•Allcablesandjumpersareinstalledcorrectly.

•Thesignalcableandconnectorarenotdamagedandtheconnectorpins

arenotbent.

•ThecorrectdevicedriverisinstalledfortheDVDdrive.

2.Reseatthefollowingcomponents:

a.DVDdrive

b.DVDdrivecables

3.Replacethefollowingcomponentsoneatatime,intheordershown,restarting

theservereachtime:

a.DVDdrive

b.DVDdriveandcables

c.(Trainedservicetechnicianonly)Systemboard

ADVDisnotworkingcorrectly.

1.CleantheDVD.

2.ReseattheDVDdrive.

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