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Job Card TSG A009 - AWS Bootup Troubleshooting
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Chapter 9
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Job Card TSG A009 - AWS Bootup Troubleshooting
Chapter 9
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INTRODUCTION
This Job Card is intended as an aid to troubleshooting Acquisition Workstation (AWS) bootup problems.
It is used when a bootup fault prevents the AWS booting up correctly.
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Blank Screen after Logging in as the sdc User
Once someone has logged in at the first AWS
Login:
prompt with the
sdc
user, the monitor goes blank
(white with no text or graphics) and then returns to the
Login:
prompt. This scenario occurs in the follow-
ing situations:
•
the mouse or trackball is disconnected
•
the mouse or trackball is faulty
If you witness a blank screen that keeps returning to the
Login:
prompt after logging in as the
sdc
user
then you must do the following:
•
Check that the mouse/trackball is correctly attached to the AWS. Check both the connections on the
back panel of the ADS computer and on the USB extension cable that connects the mouse/trackball
to the ADS computer.
•
If the problem persists after you have check the cable connections, the mouse/trackball is faulty. You
must change the mouse/trackball according to
or
