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Note 1 : The following procedures will help to determine whether a unit is affected by an irrecoverable hardware problem, and will require a hardware replacement. Certain troubleshooting steps will erase the unit's configuration and/or stored hard disk data, by setting it back to factory defaults.

Note 2 : Please, Log all messages from your terminal emulator as a full copy log will be required for RMA approval.

Tools Actions Links
Troubleshooting Map
  • Follow steps by steps the map to determine the root cause of your issue
Troubleshooting Map
Basic Hardware Test
  • Testing Power, Console and Boot issues
  • Password Recovery Process
  • Reload Image Process
Basic Hardware Test
Format Hard Disk (if any)
  • Format Disk
Format Hard Disk
Advanced Hardware Test Performs the following tests
  • CPU
  • Memory
  • Compact Flash
  • Hard Disk
  • PCI devices (NIC/ASIC)
  • Component Loop Tes
  • Factory default restore
  • Reformat Hard Drive
Advanced Hardware Test
Reload Image
  • This procedure will explain how to Reload the firmware Image
Reload Image
Test compact flash/Hard drive
  • Test sector by sector each part of your storage device
  • Erase sector by sector the HD or the CF
  • It can recover some logical damage
HDP Test
Did the Previous steps pointed to a Hardware issue?
  • Search for solutions in the Knowledge Base
Knowledge Base
Technical documentation
  • The Fortinet Technical Documentation provides the current documentation for all Fortinet products
  • Console serial cable pinouts documentation
Technical documentation

Console Serial cable pinouts
Service contract
  • You need to replair / Replace the unit, check your Hardware Service Contract Conditions before requesting an RMA
Service Contract
RMA Approval
  • Open a ticket via Forticare
  • Request for RMA
  • Check Ticket updates .
Forticare

RMA Approval