Dell PowerEdge SC 430 - Manual (Page 16)

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.
If a beep code is emitted, write down the series of beeps and then look it up in Table 2 -6 . If you are unable to resolve the problem by looking up the meaning
of the beep code, use system diagnostics to identify the possible cause. If you are still unable to resolve the problem, see " Getting Help ."
Table 2-6. Server Module Beep Codes
Seek error
" Troubleshooting SATA Hard Drives ," or
" Troubleshooting SCSI Hard Drives " in
"Troubleshooting Your System."
Shutdown failure A chip on the system board might be
malfunctioning. Run the system diagnostics. See " Running
the 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 faulty. 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
the System Diagnostics ."
NOTICE: The [primary/secondary/primary serial] IDE
[master/slave] hard drive SELF MONITORING SYSTEM has
reported that a parameter has exceeded its normal operating
range. Dell recommends that you back up your data
regularly. A parameter out of range may or may not indicate
a potential hard drive problem.
During initial start-up, the drive detected
possible error conditions. When your system finishes booting,
immediately back up your data and replace
your hard drive. See "
Installing SATA or SCSI
Hard Drives " in "Installing Drives."
If no replacement hard drive is immediately
available and the drive is not the only
bootable drive, enter the System Setup
program and change the appropriate drive
setting to Off. See your User's Guide for
details. Then remove the hard drive from the
system.
Write fault The operating system cannot write to the
diskette drive or hard drive. See " Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive ,"
" Troubleshooting SATA Hard Drives ," or
" Troubleshooting SCSI Hard Drives " in
"Troubleshooting Your System."
Write fault on selected drive The operating system cannot write to the
diskette drive or hard drive. See " Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive ,"
" Troubleshooting SATA Hard Drives ," or
" Troubleshooting SCSI Hard Drives " in
"Troubleshooting Your System."
x:\ is not accessible. The device is not ready The diskette drive cannot read the
diskette. Insert a diskette into the drive and try again.
NOTE: If the system boots without a keyboard, mouse, or monitor attached, the system does not issue beep codes related to those peripherals.
Code Cause Corrective Action
1-1-2 CPU register test failure See " Troubleshooting the Microprocessor " in "Troubleshooting Your System."
1-1-3 CMOS write/read failure; faulty system
board Faulty system board. See " Getting Help ."
1-1-4 BIOS checksum failure
1-2-1 Programmable interval-timer failure; faulty
system board
1-2-2 DMA initialization failure See " Troubleshooting System Memory " in "Troubleshooting Your System."
1-2-3 DMA page register write/read failure
1-3-1 Main-memory refresh verification failure
1-3-2 No memory installed
1-3-3 Chip or data line failure in the first 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 Bit failure in the first 64 KB of main
memory