Troubleshooting Your Workstation
Case 1: No Activity At All
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Case 1: No Activity At All
When the power button is pressed, the workstation appears to boot (sound from the hard
disk drive and fan, and status LED is red), but the monitor is blank.
• Monitor is blank.
• No hard disk drive or fan noise.
• MaxiLife status panel does not light up or display any messages.
NOTE Before removing the cover, always switch off the display and workstation. Disconnect the
power cord and any accessory cables. When checks have been completed, close the
workstation and reconnect the power cord and accessory cables. Verify that the
workstation boots correctly.
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Workstation does not
start – the status LED
indicator is not
illuminated.
You can access the MaxiLife
status panel.
Press one of the LCD control buttons to
activate MaxiLife. If it comes to life, the
power cord is connected.
If it doesn’t, follow the troubleshooting
steps below.
The power cord is correctly
connected.
Connect the power cord to a grounded
power outlet and the workstation.
The power outlet is working. Plug a light into the grounded power
outlet and check that it comes on.
The voltage switch is
correctly set (located on the
rear of the workstation).
1. Disconnect the power cord.
2. Select the correct setting.
3. Reconnect the power cord.
4. Start the workstation.
If the workstation still does not start:
None of the internal devices
are causing the problem.
1. Remove internal power connectors
from all internal devices (except for
the system board).
2. Reconnect the power cord.
3. Reconnect the power connectors one
by one to the internal devices to see if
a device is defective.
4. If a device is found to be defective,
contact HP Support or your
authorized dealer.
