Dell PowerEdge 650 User Manual
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Non-system disk or
disk error
subsystem; no operating system on
diskette or hard drive.
problem persists, replace the faulty hard drive. See "
Hard Drives
" in "Installing Drives."
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, remove and reseat the expansion cards. See "
Expansion Cards
" in
"Installing System Components." If the problem persists, replace the expansion card(s).
Plug & Play
Configuration Error
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.
Check for a BIOS update. If the problem persists, remove and reseat the expansion cards.
See "
Expansion Cards
" in "Installing System Components." If the problem persists,
replace the expansion card(s). If the problem persists, see "
Getting Help
."
Primary drive n not
found
Incorrect configuration settings in
System Setup program. Drive set as
Auto, no disk installed.
Run the System Setup program to correct the settings. See "Using the System Setup
Program" in your User's Guide.
Read fault
Requested sector not
found
Faulty diskette, diskette/CD-drive
assembly, hard drive, or hard-drive
subsystem.
Replace the diskette/CD-drive subsystem. See "
Removing the CD and Diskette Drives
" in
"Installing Drives." If the problem persists, replace the faulty hard drive. See "
Hard Drives
"
in "Installing Drives."
Reset failed
Improperly connected drive interface
or power cable.
Ensure that the interface cable is securely connected between the diskette/CD interposer
board and the backplane board. Ensure that the interface and power cables are securely
connected to the backplane board.
ROM bad checksum =
address
Faulty or improperly installed
expansion card.
Remove and reseat the expansion cards. See "
Expansion Cards
" in "Installing System
Components." If the problem persists, replace the expansion card(s).
Secondary drive n not
found
Incorrect configuration settings in
System Setup program. Drive set as
Auto, no disk installed.
Run the System Setup program to correct the settings. See "Using the System Setup
Program" in your User's Guide.
Sector not found
Seek error
Seek operation failed
Faulty diskette or hard drive.
Replace the diskette. If the problem persists, replace the hard drive. See "
Hard Drives
" in
"Installing Drives."
Shutdown failure
Shutdown test failure.
Ensure that all memory modules are properly installed. If the problem persists, replace
the memory module(s). See "
Removing Memory Modules
" and "
Installing Memory Modules
"
in "Installing System Components."
Time-of-day clock
stopped
Faulty battery.
Replace the system battery. See "
Replacing the Battery
" in "Installing System
Components."
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 your User's
Guide. If the problem persists, replace the system battery. See "
Replacing the Battery
" in
"Installing System Components."
Timer chip counter 2
failed
Faulty system board.
See "
Getting Help
."
Unexpected interrupt
in protected mode
Faulty or improperly installed memory
modules or faulty system board.
Ensure that all memory modules are properly installed. If the problem persists, replace
the memory module(s). See "
Removing Memory Modules
" and "
Installing Memory Modules
"
in "Installing System Components." If the problem persists, see "
Getting Help
."
Unsupported CPU
stepping detected
Microprocessor is not supported by
the system.
Check for a BIOS update. If the problem persists, install a supported microprocessor. See
"
Upgrading the Processor
."
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.
Firmware is out-of-date.
Update the firmware, see "
Getting Help
."