System messages – Dell PowerEdge 2600 User Manual
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System Messages
System messages appear on the monitor during POST to notify you of a possible problem with the system. If you are performing console redirection, system
messages will appear on the remote console.
lists the system messages that can occur and the probable cause for each message.
Table 3-11. System Messages
64 KB of main memory.
1-3-4
Odd/even logic failure in the first
64 KB of main memory.
1-4-1
Address line failure in the first
64 KB of main memory.
1-4-2
Parity failure in the first 64 KB of
main memory.
1-4-3
Fail-safe timer test failure.
1-4-4
Software NMI port test failure.
2-1-1
through
2-4-4
Bit failure in the first 64 KB of main
memory.
3-1-1
Slave DMA-register failure.
Replace the system board (see "
System Board
").
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.
Check the keyboard cable and connector. If the problem persists, replace the keyboard. If the problem
persists, replace the system board (see "
System Board
").
3-3-1
CMOS failure.
Replace the system board (see "
System Board
").
3-3-2
System configuration check failure.
3-3-3
Keyboard controller not detected.
3-3-4
Video memory test failure.
3-4-1
Screen initialization failure.
3-4-2
Screen-retrace test failure.
3-4-3
Video ROM search failure.
4-2-1
No timer tick.
4-2-2
Shutdown test failure.
4-2-3
Gate A20 failure.
4-2-4
Unexpected interrupt in protected
mode.
Ensure that the expansion cards are properly installed. If the problem persists, replace the faulty expansion
card(s) (see "
Expansion Cards
").
4-3-1
Improperly installed or faulty
memory modules.
Ensure that the memory modules are properly installed. If the problem persists, replace the faulty memory
module(s) (see "
Memory Modules
").
4-3-2
No memory modules installed in
bank 1.
Install memory modules in bank 1 of the same type and size (see "
Installing Memory Modules
").
4-3-3
Faulty system board.
Replace the system board (see "
System Board
").
4-3-4
Time-of-day clock stopped.
Ensure that the system battery is properly installed. If the problem persists, replace the battery (see
"
System Battery
").
4-4-1
Super I/O chip failure; faulty
system board.
Replace the system board (see "
System Board
").
4-4-2
BIOS-shadowing failure.
Ensure that the system cooling fans are properly installed. If the problem persists, replace the faulty fan(s)
(see "
System Fans
"). If the problem persists, replace the system board (see "
System Board
").
4-4-3
Microprocessor speed control
sequence failure.
Ensure that the microprocessors are properly installed. If the problem persists, replace the faulty
microprocessor(s) (see "
Microprocessors
"). If the problem persists, replace the system board (see "
System
Board
").
4-4-4
Cache test failure; faulty
microprocessor.
NOTE:
If you receive a system message that is not listed in
, check the documentation for the application program that is running when the
message appears or the operating system's documentation for an explanation of the message and recommended action.
Message
Causes
Corrective Actions
Address mark not found
Faulty CD/diskette drive
subsystem or hard-drive
subsystem; faulty system board.
Replace the faulty drive(s) (see "
Replacing the CD/Diskette Drive
" and
"
Hard Drives
"). If the problem persists, replace the system board (see
"
System Board
").
Alert! All memory in the system must
have the same primary SDRAM width. The
following memory DIMMs have been
disabled: DIMMnX.
Memory modules installed are
not the same type and size in all
banks; faulty memory module(s).
Ensure that all banks contain memory modules of the same type and size
and that they are properly installed. If the problem persists, replace the
faulty memory module(s) (see "
Memory Modules
").
Alert! Unsupported memory or incomplete
Memory modules installed in the
Ensure that all banks contain memory modules of the same type and size