System beep codes – Dell PowerEdge 500SC User Manual
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System Beep Codes
When an error that cannot be reported on the monitor occurs during a boot routine, the system may emit a series of beeps that identify the problem. The
address, read value
expecting value
Memory odd/even logic
failure at address,
read value expecting
value
Memory write/read
failure at address,
read value expecting
value
Memory allocation
error
Faulty application program.
Restart the application program.
Memory parity
interrupt at address
Improperly seated or faulty memory
modules.
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 tests
terminated by
keystroke
POST memory test terminated by
pressing the spacebar.
No action is required.
No boot device
available
Faulty diskette, diskette subsystem,
hard drive, hard drive subsystem, or
no boot disk in drive A.
Replace the diskette or hard drive. See "
Removing and Replacing Drives
."
If the problem persists, replace the system board. See "
System Board
Removal
." If the problem persists, see "
Getting Help
."
No boot sector on hard
drive
Incorrect configuration settings in
System Setup program, or 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 timer tick
interrupt
Defective system board.
Replace the system board. See "
System Board Removal
." If the problem
persists, see "
Getting Help
."
Non-system disk or
disk error
Faulty diskette, diskette subsystem, or
hard drive subsystem.
Replace the diskette or hard drive. See "
Removing and Replacing Drives
."
If the problem persists, replace the system board. See "
System Board
Removal
." If the problem persists, see "
Getting Help
."
Not a boot diskette
No operating system on diskette.
Use a bootable diskette.
Read fault
Faulty diskette, diskette subsystem, or
hard drive subsystem (defective
system board).
Replace the diskette or hard drive. See "
Removing and Replacing Drives
."
If the problem persists, replace the system board. See "
System Board
Removal
." If the problem persists, see "
Getting Help
.".
Requested sector not
found
Reset failed
Improperly connected diskette drive,
CD drive, hard drive, or power cable.
Check the interface cable and power cable connections to the diskette
drive, CD drive, or hard drive. See "
Removing and Replacing Drives
."
Reinstall the hard drive. Check the interface cable and power cable
connections to the system board. See "
Getting Help
."
ROM bad checksum =
address
Expansion card improperly installed or
faulty.
Reinstall the expansion cards. See "
Expansion Cards
." If the problem
persists, replace the expansion card. If the problem persists, replace the
system board. See "
System Board Removal
." If the problem persists, see
"
Getting Help
."
Sector not found
Defective sectors on diskette or hard
drive.
Replace the diskette or hard drive. See "
Removing and Replacing Drives
."
Seek error
Defective sectors on diskette or hard
drive.
Replace the diskette or hard drive. See "
Removing and Replacing Drives
."
Seek operation failed
Faulty diskette or hard drive.
Replace the diskette or hard drive. See "
Removing and Replacing Drives
."
Shutdown failure
Defective system board.
Replace the system board. See "
System Board Removal
." If the problem
persists, see "
Getting Help
."
System halted
System microprocessor is not
supported.
Replace the unsupported microprocessor with a supported
microprocessor. See "
Microprocessor and Heat-Sink Removal
."
Time-of-day clock
stopped
Defective battery or faulty chip
(defective system board).
Replace the system battery. See "
Battery
." If the problem persists,
replace the system board. See "
System Board Removal
." If the problem
persists, see "
Getting Help
."
Time-of-day not set -
please run SETUP
program
Incorrect Time or Date settings,
defective system battery, or NVRAM
jumper is installed.
Check the Time and Date settings. See "Using the System Setup
Program," in the User's Guide. Remove the NVRAM jumper. See "
Figure 1
"
for jumper location. If the problem persists, replace the system battery.
See "
Battery
." If the problem persists, replace the system board. See
"
System Board Removal
." If the problem persists, see "
Getting Help
."
Timer chip counter 2
failed
Defective system board.
Replace the system board. See "
System Board Removal
." If the problem
persists, see "
Getting Help
."
Unexpected interrupt
in protected mode
Improperly seated memory modules or
faulty keyboard/mouse controller chip
(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
."
Unsupported CPU speed
in CMOS
Microprocessor not supported by BIOS.
Upgrade the BIOS. See "Using the System Setup Program," in the User's
Guide.
Utility partition not
available
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.
Write fault
Faulty diskette or hard drive.
Replace the diskette or hard drive. See "
Removing and Replacing Drives
."
Write fault on
selected drive