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Dell PowerEdge 2970 User Manual

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About Your System

Diskette subsystem reset

failed

Faulty or improperly installed diskette
drive.

Reseat diskette drive interface cable, or
power cable. If the problem persists, see
"Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on
page 126.

Drive not ready

Diskette missing from or improperly
inserted in diskette drive.

Replace the diskette. If the problem
persists, see "Troubleshooting a Diskette
Drive" on page 126.

Error: Incorrect memory

configuration

CPU

n

The DIMM group for CPU n is
incorrectly configured and caused the
system to halt.

See "General Memory Module
Installation Guidelines" on page 91 for
memory configuration information. If
the problem persists, see
"Troubleshooting System Memory" on
page 124.

!!*** Error: Remote Access

Controller initialization

failure *** RAC virtual

USB devices may not be

available...

Remote Access Controller
initialization failure

Ensure that the Remote Access
Controller is properly installed. See
"Installing a RAC Card" on page 81.

Gate A20 failure

Faulty keyboard controller; faulty
system board.

See "Getting Help" on page 147.

General failure

The operating system is unable to
carry out the command.

This message is usually followed by
specific information. Note the
information, and take the appropriate
action to resolve the problem.

HyperTransport error

caused a system reset!

Please check the system

event log for details!

A fatal system error occurred and
caused the system to reboot.

Check the SEL for information that was
logged during the error. See the
applicable troubleshooting section in
"Troubleshooting Your System" on
page 115 for any faulty components
specified in the SEL.

Invalid NVRAM

configuration, Resource

Re-allocated

System detected and corrected a
resource conflict.

No action is required.

Invalid PCIe card found in

the Internal_Storage slot!

The system halted because an invalid
PCIe expansion card is installed in the
dedicated storage controller slot.

Remove the PCIe expansion card and
install either the SAS or optional SAS
RAID controller in the dedicated slot.

Keyboard Controller

failure

Faulty keyboard controller; faulty
system board

See "Getting Help" on page 147.

Table 1-7.

System Messages (continued)

Message

Causes

Corrective Actions