Dell PowerEdge 1850 - Manual (Page 18)

System Beep Codes
If an error that cannot be reported on the screen occurs during POST, the system may emit a series of beeps that identifies the problem.
Plug & Play Configuration Error Error encountered in
initializing PCI device; faulty
system board. Install the NVRAM_CLR jumper and reboot the system. See Figure A -2 for jumper
location. Check for a BIOS update. If the problem persists, see " Troubleshooting
Expansion Cards ," in "Troubleshooting Your System." If the problem persists,
see " Getting Help ."
Read fault
Requested sector not found
Faulty diskette, diskette drive,
optical drive, or hard drive. Replace the diskette. Ensure that the diskette, optical, and hard drive cables
are properly connected. See "
Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive ,"
" Troubleshooting an Optical Drive ," or " Troubleshooting SCSI Hard Drives ," in
"Troubleshooting Your System" for the appropriate drive(s) installed in your
system.
Remote Configuration update attempt
failed
System could not implement
Remote Configuration
request. Retry Remote Configuration.
ROM bad checksum = address Faulty or improperly installed
expansion card. Remove and reseat the expansion cards. See " Troubleshooting Expansion
Cards ," in "Troubleshooting Your System."
Sector not found
Seek error
Seek operation failed
Faulty diskette or hard drive. Replace the diskette. If the problem persists, see " Troubleshooting SCSI Hard
Drives ," in "Troubleshooting Your System" for the appropriate drive installed in
your system.
Shutdown failure Shutdown test failure. Ensure that all memory modules are properly installed. See " Troubleshooting
System Memory ," in "Troubleshooting Your System." If the problem persists, see
" Getting Help ."
Spare bank enabled Memory spare bank enabled You can enable memory spare bank using the System Setup program if the
memory is configured to support this feature. For more information, see
"
General Memory Module Installation Guidelines " in "Installing System
Components," and Using the System Setup Program" in your User's Guide.
The amount of system memory has
changed.
Faulty memory module.
Information only, if you have
changed the memory
configuration.
See " Troubleshooting System Memory ," in "Troubleshooting Your System." If the
problem persists, see " Getting Help ."
Time-of-day clock stopped Faulty battery; faulty system
board. See " Troubleshooting the System Battery " in "Troubleshooting Your System." If
the problem persists, see " Getting Help ."
Time-of-day not set - please run SETUP
program
Incorrect Time or Date
settings; faulty system
battery. Check the Time and Date settings. See "Using the System Setup Program" in
your User's Guide. If the problem persists, see "
Troubleshooting the System
Battery " in "Troubleshooting Your System."
Timer chip counter 2 failed Faulty system board. See " Getting Help ."
Unsupported RAID key detected. A RAID key intended for use
with another system is
installed. Replace the RAID key.
Unexpected interrupt in protected mode Faulty or improperly installed
memory modules or faulty
system board. Ensure that all memory modules are properly installed. See " General Memory
Module Installation Guidelines " in "Installing System Components." If the
problem persists, see " Troubleshooting System Memory " in "Troubleshooting
Your System." If the problem persists, see " Getting Help ."
Unsupported CPU combination Mismatched processors are
installed.
Processor is not supported by
the system.
Replace a microprocessor so that both microprocessors match. See " Replacing
the Processor " in "Installing System Components."
Check for a BIOS update using the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. If
the problem persists, install a supported processor. See "
Replacing the
Processor " in "Installing System Components."
Unsupported CPU stepping detected Processor is not supported by
the system. Check for a BIOS update using the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. If
the problem persists, install a supported processor. See "
Replacing the
Processor " in "Installing System Components."
Utility partition not available <F10> key was pressed
during POST, but no utility
partition exists on the boot
hard drive. Create a utility partition on the boot hard drive. See "Using the Dell
OpenManage Server Assistant CD" in your User's Guide.
Warning: Detected mode change from
RAID to SCSI x of the embedded RAID
subsystem.
Type of controller has
changed from optional RAID
(when available) to SCSI since
previous system boot. Back up information on the hard drives before changing the type of controller
used with the drives.
Warning: Detected mode change from
SCSI to RAID x of the embedded RAID
subsystem.
Type of controller has
changed from SCSI to optional
RAID (when available) since
previous system boot. Back up information on the hard drives before changing the type of controller
used with the drives.
Warning! No microcode update loaded
for processor n
Unsupported processor. Update the BIOS firmware using the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
Write fault
Write fault on selected drive
Faulty diskette, diskette drive,
optical drive, hard drive. Replace the diskette. Ensure that the diskette drive, optical drive, and hard
drive cables are properly connected. See "
Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive ,"
" Troubleshooting an Optical Drive ," or " Troubleshooting SCSI Hard Drives " in
"Troubleshooting Your System" for the appropriate drive(s) installed in your
system.
NOTE: If the system boots without a keyboard, mouse, or monitor attached, the system does not issue beep codes related to those peripherals.