Troubleshooting 95
OS boot problems flowchart
Symptoms:
• Server does not boot a previously installed operating system
• Server does not boot SmartStart
Possible causes:
• Corrupted operating system
• Hard drive subsystem problem
• Incorrect boot order setting in RBSU
Item See
1
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide
(http://www.hp.com/servers/smartstart)
2
"POST problems flowchart (on page 93)"
3
"Hard drive problems" in the HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting
Guide located on the Documentation CD or see "Troubleshooting
resources (on page 83)"
Controller documentation
4
"HP Insight Diagnostics (on page 79)" or in the HP ProLiant Servers
Troubleshooting Guide located on the Documentation CD or see
"Troubleshooting resources (on page 83)"
5
"CD-ROM and DVD drive problems" in the HP ProLiant Servers
Troubleshooting Guide located on the Documentation CD or see
"Troubleshooting resources (on page 83)"
Controller documentation
"Loose connections (on page 86)"
6
"General memory problems are occurring" in the HP ProLiant Servers
Troubleshooting Guide located on the Documentation CD or see
"Troubleshooting resources (on page 83)"
7
"Operating system problems" in the HP ProLiant Servers
Troubleshooting Guide located on the Documentation CD or see
"Troubleshooting resources (on page 83)"
"HP contact information (on page 111)"
8
"Breaking the server down to the minimum hardware configuration" in the
HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide located on the Documentation
CD or see "Troubleshooting resources (on page 83)"
9
"Hardware problems" in the HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting
Guide located on the Documentation CD or see "Troubleshooting
resources (on page 83)"
Server maintenance and service guide, located on the Documentation
CD or the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/products/servers/platforms)
10
"General diagnosis flowchart (on page 88)"
