Information Technology Reference
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CHAPTER
Troubleshooting Hardware and Booting
Problems
This chapter provides procedures for troubleshooting hardware and booting problems. Although it
provides specific procedures for some Cisco products, always refer to your hardware installation and
maintenance publication for more detailed information about your specific platform, including
descriptions of specific LEDs, configuration information, and additional troubleshooting information.
This chapter begins with the following sections on hardware problems:
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Cisco 7500 Series Startup
—Describes hardware and boot process troubleshooting for Cisco 7500
series routers
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Cisco 7000 Series Startup
—Describes hardware and boot process troubleshooting for Cisco 7000
series routers
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Cisco 4000 Series Startup
—Describes hardware and boot process troubleshooting for Cisco 4000
series routers
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Cisco 2500 Series Startup
—Describes hardware and boot process troubleshooting for Cisco 2500
series routers
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Catalyst 5000 Series Startup
—Describes hardware and boot process troubleshooting for Catalyst
5000 series LAN switches
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Catalyst 2900 Series Startup
—Describes hardware and boot process troubleshooting for Catalyst
2900 series LAN switches
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Testing and Verifying Replacement Parts
—Provides suggested actions when swapping router
hardware
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Catalyst 6000 Series Startup
—Describes hardware and boot process troubleshooting for Catalyst
6000 series LAN switches
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Cisco 2600 Series Startup
—Describes hardware and boot process troubleshooting for Cisco 2600
series routers
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Cisco 3600 Series Startup
—Describes hardware and boot process troubleshooting for Cisco 3600
series routers
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Catalyst 4000 Series Startup
—Describes hardware and boot process troubleshooting for Catalyst
4000 series LAN switches
The remaining sections describe symptoms, problems, and solutions for Flash boot, network boot using
TFTP, ROM boot, and other bootup problems:
Booting: Router Fails to Boot from Flash Memory
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Booting: Vector Error Occurs When Booting from Flash Memory
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