Dell PowerEdge 500SC User Manual
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failure
improperly connected, defective
mouse.
the problem persists, replace the mouse. see "
Getting Help
."
Bad command or file
name
Command entered does not exist, is
faulty, or is not in pathname specified.
Faulty command and syntax, or incorrect filename.
Bad error-correction
code(ECC) on disk read
Controller has failed
Faulty diskette, CD, or hard drive
subsystem (defective system board).
Replace the system board. See "
System Board Removal
." If the problem
persists, see "
Getting Help
."
Boot: Couldn't find
NTLDR
A nonbootable diskette formatted with
Windows NT®
was detected in the
diskette drive.
A nonbootable diskette is preventing the system from booting. Remove
the diskette to boot the system from the hard drive or from a bootable
diskette.
CAUTION! NVRAM_CLR
jumper is installed on
system board. Please
run SETUP
The NVRAM jumper is installed.
Remove the NVRAM jumper. See "
Figure 1
" for jumper location. Run the
System Setup program to correct the diskette drive type. See "Using the
System Setup Program," in the User's Guide.
CD-ROM drive not found
Improperly connected or missing CD
drive.
Check that the CD drive unit is seated properly against the interposer
board on the peripheral cage. See "
Inside the System
" for the location of
the CD drive. Replace the drive. See "
Removing and Replacing Drives
." If
the problem persists, see "
Getting Help
."
Data error
Faulty diskette, diskette drive, or hard
drive.
Replace the diskette, diskette drive, or hard drive. See "
Removing and
Replacing Drives
."
Decreasing available
memory
One or more memory modules
improperly seated or faulty.
Remove and reseat the memory modules. See "
Memory Modules
." If the
problem persists, replace the memory modules. If the problem persists,
see "
Getting Help
."
Diskette drive 0 seek
failure
Faulty or improperly inserted diskette,
incorrect configuration settings in
System Setup program, loose diskette
drive interface cable.
Replace the diskette. Run the System Setup program to correct the
diskette drive type. See "Using the System Setup Program," in the User's
Guide. Check the interface cable and power cable connections to the
system board. See "
Removing and Replacing Drives
."
Diskette drive 1 seek
failure
Diskette read failure
Faulty diskette, faulty or improperly
connected diskette drive.
Check the interface cable and power cable connections to the system
board. See "
Removing and Replacing Drives
."
Diskette subsystem
reset failed
Faulty diskette controller (defective
system board).
Replace the system board. See "
System Board Removal
." If the problem
persists, see "
Getting Help
."
Diskette write
protected
Diskette write-protect feature
activated.
Move the write-protect tab on the diskette.
Drive not ready
Diskette missing from or improperly
inserted in diskette drive.
Reinsert or replace the diskette.
Gate A20 failure
Faulty keyboard controller (defective
system board).
Replace the system board. See "
System Board Removal
." If the problem
persists, see "
Getting Help
."
General failure
Operating system corrupted or not
installed properly.
Reinstall the operating system.
Hard disk controller
failure
Incorrect configuration settings in
System Setup program, improperly
connected hard drive, faulty hard drive
controller subsystem (defective system
board), or loose power cable.
Check the hard drive configuration settings in the System Setup program.
See "Using the System Setup Program," in the User's Guide. Reinstall the
hard drive. See "
Removing and Replacing Drives
." Check the interface
cable and power cable connections to the system board. See "
Removing
and Replacing Drives
." If the problem persists, replace the system board.
See "
System Board Removal
." If the problem persists, see "
Getting Help
."
Hard disk drive read
failure
Hard disk failure
Invalid configuration
information - please
run SETUP program
Incorrect configuration settings in
System Setup program, faulty battery,
or NVRAM jumper is installed.
Check the System Setup configuration settings. See "Using the System
Setup Program," in the User's Guide. Replace the battery. See "
Battery
."
Remove the NVRAM jumper. See "
Figure 1
" for jumper location.
Invalid CPU speed
detected
Microprocessor not supported by
system.
Install a correct version of the microprocessor in the specified
microprocessor connector. See "
Microprocessor and Heat-Sink Removal
."
Invalid NVRAM
configuration,
resource reallocated
System detected and corrected a
resource conflict when system
resources were allocated using the
System Setup program.
No action is required.
I/O parity interrupt
at address
Expansion card improperly installed or
faulty.
Reinstall the expansion cards. See "
Expansion Cards
." If the problem
persists, replace the expansion card.
Keyboard failure
Keyboard cable connector loose or
improperly connected, defective
keyboard, or defective
keyboard/mouse controller (defective
system board).
Check the keyboard cable connection. Replace the keyboard. If the
problem persists, replace the system board. See "
System Board Removal
."
If the problem persists, see "
Getting Help
."
Keyboard data line
failure
Keyboard stuck key
failure
Keyboard clock line
failure
Keyboard controller
failure
Defective keyboard/mouse controller
(defective system board).
Replace the system board. See "
System Board Removal
." If the problem
persists, see "
Getting Help
."
Memory address line
failure at address,
read value expecting
value
Faulty or improperly seated memory
modules or defective system board.
Remove and reseat the memory modules. See "
Memory Modules
." If the
problem persists, replace the memory modules. If the problem persists,
see "
Getting Help
."
Memory data line
failure at address,
read value expecting
value
Memory double word
logic failure at