Dell PowerEdge SC1420 User Manual

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Memory size in CMOS invalid

system configuration information does not
match the memory installed in the
system.

appears again, see "

Troubleshooting System

Memory

" in "Troubleshooting Your System." If

the problem persists, see "

Getting Help

."

 

No boot device available

 

The system cannot find the diskette or

hard drive.

 

If the diskette drive is your boot device,

ensure that a bootable disk is in the drive.

 

If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure

that the hard drive is installed, properly
seated, and partitioned as a boot device.

 

User's Guide for details.

 

No boot sector on hard-disk drive

 

The system configuration information in

the System Setup program might be
incorrect.

 

Enter the System Setup program and verify

the system configuration information for the
hard drive. See your User's Guide for details.

 

If the message continues to appear after

verifying the information in the System Setup
program, the operating system might have
been corrupted. Reinstall the operating
system. See your operating system
documentation for reinstallation information.

 

No timer tick interrupt

 

A chip on the system board might be

malfunctioning.

 

Run the system diagnostics. See "

Running

System Diagnostics

."

 

Non-system disk or disk error

 

The diskette in the diskette drive or your

hard drive does not have a bootable
operating system installed on it. 

 

Replace the diskette with one that has a

bootable operating system or remove the
diskette, and then restart the system.

 

If the problem persists, see the appropriate

hard drive troubleshooting procedure:
"

Troubleshooting a SATA Hard Drive

" and

"

Troubleshooting a SCSI Hard Drive

" in

"Troubleshooting Your System."

 

If the problem persists, see "

Getting Help

."

 

Not a boot diskette

 

The operating system is trying to boot

from a diskette that does not have a
bootable operating system installed on it. 

 

Insert a diskette that has a bootable

operating system.

 

Not enough memory or resources. Close some programs and try

again

 

You have too many programs open.

 

Close all windows and open the program

that you want to use. In some cases, you
might have to restart your system to restore
system resources. If so, try opening the
program that you want to use first

 

Operating system not found

  

 

See "

Getting Help

."

 

Read fault

 

The operating system cannot read from

the diskette or hard drive, the system
could not find a particular sector on the
disk, or the requested sector is defective.

 

See "

Troubleshooting a SATA Hard Drive

" and

"

Troubleshooting a SCSI Hard Drive

" in

"Troubleshooting Your System."

 

Requested sector not found

 

The operating system cannot read from

the diskette or hard drive, the system
could not find a particular sector on the
disk, or the requested sector is defective.

 

See "

Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive

" or

"

Troubleshooting a SATA Hard Drive

" and

"

Troubleshooting a SCSI Hard Drive

" in

"Troubleshooting Your System."

 

Reset failed

 

The disk reset operation failed.

 

See "

Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive

" or

"

Troubleshooting a SATA Hard Drive

" and

"

Troubleshooting a SCSI Hard Drive

" in

"Troubleshooting Your System."

 

Sector not found

 

Seek error

 

A faulty diskette drive or hard drive.

 

See "

Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive

" or

"

Troubleshooting a SATA Hard Drive

" and

"

Troubleshooting a SCSI Hard Drive

" in

"Troubleshooting Your System."

 

Shutdown failure

 

A chip on the system board might be

malfunctioning.

 

Run the system diagnostics. See "

Running

System Diagnostics

."

 

The file being copied is too large for the destination

drive

 

The file that you are trying to copy is too

large to fit on the disk.

 

Try copying the file to a blank diskette or

using a larger capacity disk.

 

Time-of-day clock stopped

 

The battery might be dead.

 

See "

Troubleshooting the System Battery

" in

"Troubleshooting Your System."

 

Time-of-day not set

 

The time or date stored in the System

Setup program does not match the
system clock.

 

Enter the System Setup program and correct

the Date and Time options. See your User's
Guide
for details. If the problem persists, see
"

Troubleshooting the System Battery

" in

"Troubleshooting Your System."

 

Timer chip counter 2 failed

 

A chip on the system board might be

malfunctioning.

 

Run the system diagnostics. See "

Running

System Diagnostics

."

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