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# Troubleshooting & Errors

 Look at troubleshooting suggestions to common issues and error codes

- [Installing Flangeless Ferrule Fittings](https://support.sierrabio.com/installing-flangeless-ferrule-fittings)
- [Pressure Imbalance on K&A Synthesizers](https://support.sierrabio.com/pressure-imbalance-on-ka-synthesizers)

## Software Errors & Communication Issues

- [Troubleshooting NexusDB Server Issues](https://support.sierrabio.com/troubleshooting-nexusdb-server-issues)
- [Shasta Software Errors](https://support.sierrabio.com/shasta-software-errors)
- [How to Help Us Identify Software or Computer Issues](https://support.sierrabio.com/how-to-help-us-identify-software-or-computer-issues)
- [Troubleshooting Server Connection Errors](https://support.sierrabio.com/troubleshooting-server-connection-errors)
- [K&A Software Errors](https://support.sierrabio.com/ka-software-errors)

## Chemistry and Protocol-Related Issues

- [Common Mass Impurities Observed in Oligonucleotide Analysis](https://support.sierrabio.com/common-mass-spectrometry-impurities-observed-in-oligonucleotide-analysis)
- [Sulfurization Strategies for Phosphorothioate (PS) Oligonucleotide Synthesis](https://support.sierrabio.com/sulfurization-strategies-for-phosphorothioate-oligonucleotide-synthesis)
- [Optimizing Protocols in K&A or Shasta Software](https://support.sierrabio.com/optimizing-protocols-in-ka-or-shasta-software)
- [Troubleshooting Poor Yields, Impurities and Methods](https://support.sierrabio.com/troubleshooting-poor-yields-impurities-and-methods)

## K&A - Preventative Maintenance & Quick Fixes

- [K&A - Understanding the Shut Down Procedure](https://support.sierrabio.com/ka-understanding-the-shut-down-procedure)
- [K&A - Understanding Trityl Monitors](https://support.sierrabio.com/ka-understanding-trityl-monitors)
- [K&A - Monthly Compressor Maintenance Procedure](https://support.sierrabio.com/ka-monthly-compressor-maintenance-procedure)
- [K&A - How to Perform a Flow Test](https://support.sierrabio.com/ka-how-to-perform-a-flow-test)
- [K&A - Understanding Priming and Prime Times in K&A Synthesizers](https://support.sierrabio.com/understanding-priming-and-prime-times-in-ka-synthesizers)
- [K&A - How To Change a Membrane](https://support.sierrabio.com/ka-how-to-change-a-membrane)
- [K&A - Maintenance Schedule](https://support.sierrabio.com/ka-maintenance-schedule)
- [K&A - Replacing or Adding a Bottle Cap](https://support.sierrabio.com/ka-replacing-a-bottle-cap)

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## Shasta - Preventative Maintenance & Quick Fixes

- [Shasta - Monthly Maintenance Procedure](https://support.sierrabio.com/monthly-maintenance-procedure-shasta-dna/rna-synthesizer)
- [Shasta - How to Replace a Clogged Line or Valve on a Shasta Synthesizer](https://support.sierrabio.com/how-to-replace-a-clogged-line-or-valve-on-a-shasta-synthesizer)
- [How to Clean Vent Holes Using a Guitar String](https://support.sierrabio.com/how-to-clean-vent-holes-using-a-guitar-string)
- [How to Minimize Argon Usage on Shasta Systems](https://support.sierrabio.com/how-to-minimize-argon-usage-on-shasta-systems)
- [Shasta - Replacing Bottle-to-Valve Amidite Line](https://support.sierrabio.com/shasta-replacing-an-amidite-line)

## Shasta - Hardware Issues

- [Synthesis Slowing Down Over Time – Possible Y‑Axis Cable Connection Issue](https://support.sierrabio.com/synthesis-slowing-down-over-time-possible-y-axis-cable-connection-issue)

- [Pre-Installation & Installation](https://support.sierrabio.com/pre-installation-installation#main-content)

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    - [Site & Lab Preparation](https://support.sierrabio.com/pre-installation-installation#site-lab-preparation)
    - [Installation & Initial Setup](https://support.sierrabio.com/pre-installation-installation#installation-initial-setup)
- [Troubleshooting & Errors](https://support.sierrabio.com/troubleshooting-errors#main-content)

    - [Software Errors & Communication Issues](https://support.sierrabio.com/troubleshooting-errors#software-errors-communication-issues)
    - [Chemistry and Protocol-Related Issues](https://support.sierrabio.com/troubleshooting-errors#chemistry-and-protocol-related-issues)
    - [K&A - Preventative Maintenance & Quick Fixes](https://support.sierrabio.com/troubleshooting-errors#ka-preventative-maintenance-quick-fixes)
    - [Shasta - Preventative Maintenance & Quick Fixes](https://support.sierrabio.com/troubleshooting-errors#shasta-preventative-maintenance-quick-fixes)
    - [Shasta - Hardware Issues](https://support.sierrabio.com/troubleshooting-errors#shasta-hardware-issues)
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    - [K&A Legacy Software](https://support.sierrabio.com/training-videos-and-guides#ka-legacy-software)
    - [K&A - Troubleshooting Videos](https://support.sierrabio.com/training-videos-and-guides#ka-troubleshooting-videos)
    - [Shasta - Troubleshooting Videos](https://support.sierrabio.com/training-videos-and-guides#shasta-troubleshooting-videos)
- [Software Updates & Release Notes](https://support.sierrabio.com/software-updates-release-notes#main-content)

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- [Oligonucleotide Chemistry & Methods](https://support.sierrabio.com/oligonucleotide-chemistry-methods#main-content)

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