SK0-004 · Question #206
A technician is asked to troubleshoot a server that constantly reboots. There are no error messages displayed on the server. Which of the following should the technician check?
The correct answer is A. Cooling failure. A server continuously rebooting with no error messages is a classic symptom of a cooling failure triggering the hardware-level thermal protection circuit.
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A technician is asked to troubleshoot a server that constantly reboots. There are no error messages displayed on the server. Which of the following should the technician check?
Options
- ACooling failure
- BCable mismatch
- CBIOS driver failure
- DPort conflict
How the community answered
(34 responses)- A74% (25)
- B9% (3)
- C15% (5)
- D3% (1)
Why each option
A server continuously rebooting with no error messages is a classic symptom of a cooling failure triggering the hardware-level thermal protection circuit.
When a server overheats due to a cooling failure such as a failed fan or blocked airflow, the onboard thermal protection immediately forces a hardware-level shutdown and restart cycle to prevent permanent damage. Because this interrupt occurs below the OS layer, no software-generated error messages are ever displayed.
A cable mismatch causes data transfer or connectivity errors and would not produce a continuous hardware-level reboot loop with no error output.
A BIOS driver failure would typically manifest as visible POST error codes or audible beep codes rather than a silent, repeated reboot cycle.
A port conflict is a software or network configuration issue that results in service errors or connectivity failures, not in repeated unsolicited system restarts.
Concept tested: Thermal protection causing silent continuous server reboots
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