Dell PowerEdge SC1425 - Manual (Page 18)

System Messages
System messages appear on the screen during system boot to notify you of a possible problem with the system. Table 2 -4 lists the system messages that can
occur and the probable cause and corrective action for each message.
Table 2-4. System Messages
Yellow 1000-Mbps connection
Orange 100-Mbps connection
Green 10-Mbps connection
NOTE: If you receive a system message that is not listed in Table 2 -4 , check the documentation for the application that is running when the message
appears or the operating system's documentation for an explanation of the message and recommended action.
Message Causes Corrective Actions
Alert! OS Install Mode enabled.
Amount of available memory limited
to 256MB
The OS Install Mode option in the System Setup
program is set to On. This limits the amount of
available memory to 256 MB because some operating
systems will not complete installation with more than 2
GB of system memory. After the operating system is installed, enter the System
Setup program and set the OS Install Mode option to Off.
See your User's Guide for details.
Auxiliary device failure Loose or improperly connected mouse or keyboard
cable; faulty mouse or keyboard. Replace the mouse. If the problem persists, replace the
keyboard.
BIOS Update Attempt Failed! Remote BIOS update attempt failed. Retry the BIOS update. If the problem persists, see
"
Getting Help ."
BIOS MANUFACTURING MODE detected.
MANUFACTURING MODE will be cleared
before the next boot. System reboot
required for normal operation.
Manufacture mode message. This is an informational message; no corrective action
required.
Caution! NVRAM_CLR jumper is
installed on system board. Please
run SETUP
NVRAM_CLR jumper is installed. Check the System Setup configuration settings. See "Using
the System Setup Program" in your User's Guide. Remove
the NVRAM_CLR jumper. See
Figure A -2 for jumper location.
CD-ROM drive not found IDE CD-ROM drive set as Auto, no disk. If the system does not have a CD drive, disable the IDE
CD-ROM Controller option in the System Setup program.
See "Using the System Setup program" in the User's Guide.
Data error The diskette drive or hard drive cannot read the data. For the operating system, run the appropriate utility to
check the file structure of the diskette drive or hard drive.
See your operating system documentation for information
on running these utilities.
Decreasing available memory One or more memory modules might be faulty or
improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace
them. See "
System Memory " in "Installing System
Components."
See " Troubleshooting System Memory " in "Troubleshooting
Your System."
Error: Incorrect memory
configuration.
Ensure memory in slots DIMM1_A and
DIMM1_B, DIMM2_A and DIMM2_B, and
DIMM3_A and DIMM3_B match
identically in size, speed, and
rank.
The installed memory are not matched pairs. See " General Memory Module Installation Guidelines " in
"Installing System Components."
Error: Incorrect memory
configuration.
Memory slots DIMM3_A and DIMM3_B
only support single rank DIMMS.
Remove the dual rank DIMMs from
slots DIMM3_A and DIMM3_B.
The memory modules that are installed in DIMM3_A
and DIMM3_B are dual ranked. See " General Memory Module Installation Guidelines " in
"Installing System Components."
Reinstall the memory modules with the correct memory
modules. See "
System Memory " in "Installing System
Components."
Error: Incorrect memory
configuration.
Move DIMM3_A and DIMM3_B into
DIMM2_A and DIMM2_B.
The memory modules are not properly installed. The
memory modules must be contiguous. See " General Memory Module Installation Guidelines " in
"Installing System Components."
Reinstall the memory modules with the correct memory
modules. See "
System Memory " in "Installing System
Components."
Error: Incorrect memory
configuration.
Swap the DIMMs in slots DIMM1_A and
DIMM1_B with DIMMs in slots DIMM2_A
and DIMM2_B.
The memory modules are not properly installed. If you
are mixing dual ranked and single ranked memory
modules, the dual ranked modules must be installed in
DIMM1_A and DIMM1_B. See " General Memory Module Installation Guidelines " in
"Installing System Components."
Reinstall the memory modules with the correct memory
modules. See "
System Memory " in "Installing System
Components."
Error: Incorrect memory
configuration.
Dual ranked memory modules are installed in bank 1
and 2. See " General Memory Module Installation Guidelines " in
"Installing System Components."