Dell PowerEdge 2900 User Manual

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About Your System

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PCI BIOS failed to install

PCI device BIOS (Option ROM)
checksum failure is detected during
shadowing. Loose cables to expansion
card(s); faulty or improperly installed
expansion card.

Reseat the expansion cards. Ensure that
all appropriate cables are securely
connected to the expansion cards. If the
problem persists, see "Troubleshooting
Expansion Cards" on page 131.

Plug & Play Configuration

Error

Error encountered in initializing PCI
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"
on page 131.

Read fault

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.

Replace the diskette. Ensure that the
diskette and hard drive cables are
properly connected. See
"Troubleshooting a USB Device" on
page 119, "T
roubleshooting a Diskette
Drive" on page 126, or "T
roubleshooting
a Hard Drive" on page 129 for the
appropriate drive(s) installed in your
system.

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 cards. Ensure that
all appropriate cables are securely
connected to the expansion cards. If the
problem persists, see "Troubleshooting
Expansion Cards" on page 131.

Sector not found

Seek error

Seek operation failed

Faulty diskette or hard drive.

See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive"
on page 126 or "T
roubleshooting a Hard
Drive" on page 129 for the appropriate
drive(s) installed in your system.

Shutdown failure

Shutdown test failure.

See "Troubleshooting System Memory"
on page 124.

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" on page 124.

Table 1-7.

System Messages (continued)

Message

Causes

Corrective Actions

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