Warning messages – Dell POWEREDGE R805 User Manual

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Warning Messages

A warning message alerts you to a possible problem and prompts you to respond before the system continues a task. For example, before you format a hard

PCIe Training Error: Integrated device

The specified PCIe device is faulty or
improperly installed.

For a SAS controller daughter card, reseat the card in the
dedicated PCIe connector. See

Installing a SAS Controller

Daughter Card

. If the problem persists, see

Getting Help

.

PCIe Training Error: Slot n

Faulty or improperly installed PCIe card in the
specified slot.

Reseat the PCIe card in the specified slot number. See

Expansion Cards

. If the problem persists, see

Getting Help

.

Plug & Play Configuration Error

Error encountered in initializing PCIe device;
faulty system board.

Install the NVRAM_CLR jumper and reboot the system. See

Figure 6

-1

for jumper location. If the problem persists, see

Troubleshooting Expansion Cards

.

Read fault

Requested sector not found

The operating system cannot read from the
hard drive or USB device, the system could not
find a particular sector on the disk, or the
requested sector is defective.

Replace the USB medium or device. Ensure that the USB or
hard drive cables are properly connected. See

Troubleshooting

a USB Device

, or

Troubleshooting a Hard Drive

for the

appropriate drive(s) installed in your system.

Remote Access Controller cable error or
incorrect card in the RAC slot.

RAC cables not connected, or RAC card
installed in wrong expansion slot.

Check that the RAC cables are connected, and that the RAC
card is installed in the correct expansion slot. See

Installing a

RAC Card

.

Remote configuration update attempt

failed

System unable to process Remote
Configuration request

Retry Remote Configuration.

ROM bad checksum = address

Expansion card improperly installed or faulty.

Reseat the expansion card(s). Ensure that all appropriate
cables are securely connected to the expansion card(s). If the
problem persists, see

Troubleshooting Expansion Cards

.

Sector not found

Seek error

Seek operation failed

Faulty hard drive, USB device, or. USB medium.

See

Troubleshooting a USB Device

or

Troubleshooting a Hard

Drive

for the appropriate drive(s) installed in your system.

Shutdown failure

Shutdown test failure.

See

Troubleshooting System Memory

.

The amount of system memory has changed

Memory has been added or removed or a
memory module may be faulty.

If memory has been added or removed, this message is
informative and can be ignored. If memory has not been added
or removed, check the SEL to determine if single-bit or multi-bit
errors were detected and replace the faulty memory module.
See

Troubleshooting System Memory

.

This system supports only Opteron(TM)
2000 series processors.

Microprocessor(s) is not supported by the
system.

Install a supported microprocessor or microprocessor
combination. See

Installing a Processor

.

Time-of-day clock stopped

Faulty battery or faulty chip.

See

Troubleshooting the System Battery

.

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

. If the problem persists, replace the system

battery. See

System Battery

.

Timer chip counter 2 failed

Faulty system board.

See

Getting Help

.

Unsupported CPU combination

Unsupported CPU stepping detected

Microprocessor(s) is not supported by the
system.

Install a supported microprocessor or microprocessor
combination. See

Processors

.

TPM failure

A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) function has
failed.

See

Getting Help

.

Utility partition not available

The <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 the CDs
that came with your system.

Warning: Following faulty DIMMs are
disabled:

DIMM n1 n2

Total memory size is reduced.

Faulty or improperly seated memory module(s).
DIMMs are disabled in pairs, as indicated by
the n1 and n2. Check both DIMMs for a
possible fault.

See

Troubleshooting System Memory

.

Warning: A fatal error has caused

system reset! Please check the system

event log!

A fatal system error occurred and caused the
system to reboot.

Check the SEL for information that was logged during the
error. See the applicable troubleshooting section in

Troubleshooting Your System

for any faulty components

specified in the SEL.

Warning! No micro code update loaded

for processor n

Micro code update failed.

Update the BIOS firmware. See

Getting Help

.

Warning: One or more faulty DIMMs found
on CPUn

Faulty or improperly seated memory module(s)
used by CPUn.

See

Troubleshooting System Memory

.

Warning: The installed memory
configuration is not optimal. For more
information on valid memory
configurations, please see the system
documentation on the technical support
web site.

Invalid memory configuration. The system will
run but with reduced functionality.

Ensure that the memory modules are installed in a valid
configuration. See

General Memory Module Installation

Guidelines

. If the problem persists, see

Troubleshooting

System Memory

.

Write fault

Write fault on selected drive

Faulty USB device, USB medium, optical drive
assembly, hard drive, or hard-drive subsystem.

See

Troubleshooting a USB Device

,

Troubleshooting an SD

Card or Internal USB Key

, and

Troubleshooting a Hard Drive

.

 

NOTE:

For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the

Glossary

.

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