Warning messages – Dell OptiPlex GX240 User Manual

Page 191

Advertising
background image

194

Solving Problems

w

w

w

.d

e

ll

.co

m

|

s

u

p

p

o

rt

.d

e

ll.c

o

m

Warning Messages

A warning message alerts you to a possible problem and asks you to do
something before execution continues. For example, before you format a
floppy, a message may warn you that you may lose all data on the floppy as a
way to protect against inadvertently erasing or writing over the data. These
warning messages usually interrupt the procedure and require you to
respond by typing

y

(yes) or

n

(no).

4-2-2

Shutdown failure

See “

Getting Help

” for instructions on

obtaining technical assistance.

4-2-3

Gate A20 failure

See

Getting Help

” for instructions on

obtaining technical assistance.

4-2-4

Unexpected interrupt
in protected mode

See “

Getting Help

” for instructions on

obtaining technical assistance.

4-3-1

Memory failure above
address 0FFFFh

Run the System Memory tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

.

4-3-3

Timer-chip counter 2
failure

See “

Getting Help

” for instructions on

obtaining technical assistance.

4-3-4

Time-of-day clock
stopped

See “

Getting Help

” for instructions on

obtaining technical assistance.

4-4-1

Serial or parallel port
test failure

Run the Serial Ports and the Parallel
Ports
tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

.

4-4-2

Failure to decompress
code to shadowed
memory

Run the System Board Devices tests in
the

Dell Diagnostics

, if possible.

4-4-3

Math-coprocessor test
failure

Run the System Board Devices tests in
the

Dell Diagnostics

, if possible.

4-4-4

Cache test failure

Run the System Board Devices tests in
the

Dell Diagnostics

if possible.

C o m p u t e r B e e p C o d e s

Code

Cause

Action

Advertising