System messages – Dell Dimension 1100/B110 User Manual

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3-1-1 Slave DMA register failure
3-1-2 Master DMA register failure
3-1-3 Master interrupt mask register failure
3-1-4 Slave interrupt mask register failure
3-2-2 Interrupt vector loading failure
3-2-4 Keyboard Controller Test failure
3-3-1 NVRAM power loss
3-3-2 NVRAM configuration
3-3-4 Video Memory Test failure
3-4-1 Screen initialization failure
3-4-2 Screen retrace failure
3-4-3 Search for video ROM failure
4-2-1 No time tick
4-2-2 Shutdown failure
4-2-3 Gate A20 failure
4-2-4 Unexpected interrupt in protected mode
4-3-3 Timer-chip counter 2 failure
4-3-4 Time-of-day clock stopped
4-4-1 Serial or parallel port test failure
4-4-4 Cache test failure

System Messages

NOTE:

If the message you received is not listed in the table, see the documentation for either the operating system or

the program that was running when the message appeared.

Message

Possible Cause

Corrective Action

8042 Gate-
A20 error

The keyboard controller failed

its test.

If you receive this message after you make

changes in the system setup program, enter

the system setup program and restore the

original value(s).

Address Line
Short!

An error in the address decoding

circuitry in the memory has

occurred.

Reseat the memory modules

.

C: Drive
Error

C: Drive
Failure

The hard drive is not working or

is not configured correctly.

Ensure that the drive is installed correctly in

the computer and defined correctly in the

system setup program

.

Cache
Memory Bad,
Do Not
Enable
Cache

The cache memory is not

operating.

See "Contacting Dell" in your Owner's Manual

for instructions on obtaining technical

assistance.

CH-2 Timer
Error

An error is occurring on the

timer on the system board.

See "Contacting Dell" in your Owner's Manual

for instructions on obtaining technical

assistance.

CMOS Battery
State Low

The system configuration

information in the system setup

Enter the system setup program

, verify the

system configuration, and then restart the

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