Dell PowerEdge 1600SC User Manual

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following bank(s): Bank n

 

Amount of available memory

limited to 256 MB!

 

OS Install Mode is enabled in the System Setup

program.

 

Disable OS Install Mode in the System Setup program (see "Using

the System Setup Program" in your User's Guide).

 

Attachment failed to respond

 

Diskette-drive or hard-drive controller cannot send

data to the associated drive; faulty or improperly
installed diskette drive or hard drive.

 

See "

Troubleshooting the Diskette Drive

" and "

Troubleshooting

Hard Drives

" in "Troubleshooting Your System."

 

Auxiliary device failure

 

Loose or improperly connected mouse or keyboard

cable; faulty mouse or keyboard.

 

See "

Troubleshooting the Mouse

" and "

Troubleshooting the

Keyboard

" in "Troubleshooting Your System."

 

Bad error-correction code

(ECC) on disk read

 

Faulty CD/diskette-drive subsystem or hard-drive

subsystem; faulty system board.

 

See "

Getting Help

."

 

Controller has failed

 

BIOS Update Attempt Failed!

 

Remote BIOS firmware update attempt failed.

 

Retry the BIOS firmware update (see "

Getting Help

.").

 

Caution! NVRAM_CLR jumper is

installed on system board.

Please run setup.

 

NVRAM-clear jumper is installed.

 

Remove the NVRAM-clear jumper (see

Figure A

-2

for jumper

location). Check the System Setup configuration settings (see
"Using the System Setup Program" in your User's Guide).

 

Data error

 

Faulty diskette, diskette drive, CD drive, tape drive,

or hard drive.

 

Replace the diskette. If the problem persists, see "

Troubleshooting

the Diskette Drive

," "

Troubleshooting a CD Drive

," "

Troubleshooting

a Tape Drive

," and "

Troubleshooting Hard Drives

" in

"Troubleshooting Your System."

 

Decreasing available memory

 

Faulty or improperly installed memory modules.

 

See "

Troubleshooting System Memory

" in "Troubleshooting Your

System."

 

Diskette drive seek failure

 

Incorrect configuration settings in the System Setup

program.

 

Run the System Setup program to correct the settings (see "Using

the System Setup Program" in your User's Guide).

 

Faulty or improperly installed diskette drive.

 

See "

Troubleshooting the Diskette Drive

" in "Troubleshooting Your

System."

 

Diskette read failure

 

Faulty or improperly inserted diskette.

 

Replace the diskette.

 

Diskette subsystem reset

failed

 

Faulty or improperly installed diskette drive.

 

See "

Troubleshooting the Diskette Drive

" in "Troubleshooting Your

System."

 

Diskette write protected

 

Diskette write-protect feature activated.

 

Move the write-protect tab on the diskette to the disabled position.

 

Drive not ready

 

Diskette missing or improperly inserted in diskette

drive.

 

Reinsert or replace the diskette.

 

Gate A20 failure

 

Faulty keyboard controller; faulty system board.

 

See "

Getting Help

."

 

General failure

 

Operating system corrupted or improperly installed.

 

Reinstall the operating system.

 

Hard disk controller failure

 

Incorrect configuration settings in System Setup

program; improperly installed hard drive; loose
interface or power cable; faulty hard-drive controller
subsystem.

 

Run the System Setup program to correct the drive type setting

(see "Using the System Setup Program" in your User's Guide). If the
problem persists, see "

Troubleshooting Hard Drives

" in

"Troubleshooting Your System."

 

Invalid memory configuration

detected. Potential

corruption exists!

 

Memory module installation guidelines have not

been properly followed.

 

See "

Memory Module Installation Guidelines

" in "Installing System

Options."

 

Keyboard controller failure

 

Faulty keyboard controller; faulty system board.

 

See "

Getting Help

."

 

Keyboard data line failure

 

Loose or improperly connected keyboard cable;

faulty keyboard; faulty keyboard controller.

 

See "

Troubleshooting the Keyboard

" in "Troubleshooting Your

System."

 

Keyboard failure

 

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