Dell PowerEdge 2650 User Manual

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expecting value

Memory parity failure at start address to end

address

Faulty or improperly installed memory
modules.

See "

Troubleshooting System Memory

" in "Troubleshooting

Your System."

Memory parity error at address

No boot device available

Faulty or missing CD/diskette drive
subsystem, hard drive, or hard-drive
subsystem.

Use a bootable diskette, CD, or hard drive. If the problem
persists, see "

Troubleshooting the Diskette Drive

,"

"

Troubleshooting a CD Drive

," and "

Troubleshooting Hard

Drives

" in "Troubleshooting Your System."

No boot sector on hard- disk

No operating system on hard drive.

Check the hard-drive configuration settings in the System
Setup program (see "Using the System Setup Program" in
the User's Guide).

No PXE-capable device available

<F12> pressed during POST and no
PXE devices are detected.

Check the configuration settings in the System Setup
program for the NICs (see "Using the System Setup
Program" in the User's Guide). If the problem persists, see
"

Troubleshooting the NICs

" in "Troubleshooting Your

System."

No timer tick interrupt

Faulty system board.

See "

Getting Help

."

Not a boot diskette

No operating system on diskette.

Use a bootable diskette.

PCI BIOS failed to install

Loose cables to expansion card(s);
faulty or improperly installed expansion
card.

Ensure that all appropriate cables are securely connected
to the expansion cards. If the problem persists, see
"

Troubleshooting Expansion Cards

" in "Troubleshooting

Your System."

Plug & Play Configuration Error Embedded xxx

Error encountered in initializing PCI
device; faulty system board.

Install the NVRAM_CLR jumper and reboot the system (see

Figure A

-2

for jumper location). If the problem persists, see

"

Troubleshooting Expansion Cards

" in "Troubleshooting

Your System."

Plug & Play Configuration Error PCI_n

Error encountered in initializing PCI
adapter.

Primary backplane is not present

Faulty or improperly installed SCSI
backplane board.

See "

Getting Help

."

Processor n internal error

Faulty microprocessor; faulty system
board.

See "

Troubleshooting a Microprocessor

" in

"Troubleshooting Your System."

Processor bus parity error

Processor in socket 1 not installed!

No microprocessor installed in primary
microprocessor socket.

Install a microprocessor in the primary microprocessor
socket. Also, ensure that a VRM for processor 1 is installed
(see "

Adding or Replacing a Microprocessor

" in "Installing

System Options").

SCSI cable not present on connector A or B of the

primary backplane

SCSI cable is loose, improperly
connected, or faulty.

Check the SCSI cable connection. If problem persists, add
or replace SCSI cable (see "

Getting Help

").

Shutdown failure

Shutdown test failure.

See "

Troubleshooting System Memory

" in "Troubleshooting

Your System."

System backplane error

Faulty or improperly installed SCSI
backplane board.

See "

Getting Help

."

System halted! Must power down

Wrong password entered too many
times.

Information only.

Time-of-day clock stopped

Faulty battery.

See "

Troubleshooting the System Battery

" in

"Troubleshooting Your System."

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" in the User's Guide). If the problem
persists, replace the system battery (see "

Replacing the

System Battery

" in "Installing System Options").

Timer chip counter 2 failed

Faulty system board.

See "

Getting Help

."

Unsupported CPU combination

Microprocessor(s) is not supported by
the system.

Install a supported microprocessor combination (see
"

Adding or Replacing a Microprocessor

" in "Installing

System Options").

Unsupported CPU stepping detected

Unsupported DIMM detected in the RAID DIMM slot!

RAID memory module is not supported
by the system.

Install a correct version of the RAID memory module (see
"

Activating the Integrated RAID Controller

" in "Installing

Drives").

Unsupported RAID key detected!

RAID hardware key is not supported by
the system.

Install the RAID hardware key for your specific system (see
"

Activating the Integrated RAID Controller

" in "Installing

Drives").

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 "Using
the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD" in your User's
Guide
).

The VRM for the processor in socket n is not

installed.

Specified microprocessor VRM is faulty,
unsupported, improperly installed, or
missing.

Ensure that supported VRMs of the same type are properly
installed. If the problem persists, replace the VRM (see

Figure 6

-9

).

Warning: Detected mode change from RAID to SCSI B

of the embedded RAID subsystem.

Type of controller has changed since
previous system boot.

Back up information on the hard drives before changing
the type of controller used with the drives.

Warning: Detected missing RAID hardware for the

embedded RAID subsystem. Data loss will occur!

Press Y to switch mode to SCSI, press any other

key to disable both channels. Press Y to confirm

the change; press any other key to cancel.

Warning: Firmware is out- of-date, please update.

Firmware error.

Update the firmware (see "

Getting Help

").

Warning! No microcode update loaded for processor

X

BIOS error.

Update the BIOS firmware (see "

Getting Help

").

Write fault

Faulty diskette, CD/diskette drive
assembly, hard drive, or hard-drive
subsystem.

See "

Troubleshooting the Diskette Drive

,"

"

Troubleshooting a CD Drive

," and "

Troubleshooting Hard

Drives

" in "Troubleshooting Your System."

Write fault on selected drive

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