Dell PowerEdge 4350 - Manual (Page 31)

Table 3 - 1 . Sysfem Messages (continued)
Message Cause Corrective Action
Diskette read
failure
Faulty diskette, faulty or
improperly connected
diskette drive interface
cable, or loose power
cable
Check the diskette drive inter­
face cable and power cable
connections to the drive. See
Chapter 9, "Installing the Dis­
kette and CD-ROM Drives."
Replace the diskette drive
interface cable.
Diskette sub­
system reset
failed
Faulty diskette drive con­
troller (defective system
board)
Replace the system board.
See Chapter 12, "Getting
Help," for instructions on
obtaining technical assistance.
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.
Embedded server
management
error
Embedded server
management is
not present
Embedded server man­
agement memory may
be temporarily corrupted
Shut down the system to clear
the memory, and then restart
the system. If the problem
persists, see Chapter 12,
"Getting Help," for instruc­
tions on obtaining technical
assistance.
Gate A20
failure
Faulty keyboard control­
ler (defective system
board)
Replace the system board.
See Chapter 12, "Getting
Help," for instructions on
obtaining technical assistance.
General failure Operating system cor­
rupted or not installed
properly Reinstall the operating
system.
Hard disk
controller
failure
Hard disk drive
read failure
Hard disk
failure
Incorrect configuration
settings in System Setup
program, improperly
connected hard-disk
drive, faulty hard-disk
drive controller
subsystem (defective
system board), or loose
power cable
Check the hard-disk drive
configuration settings in the
System Setup program. See
Chapter 4, "Using the System
Setup Program," in the
system User's Guide for
instructions. Reinstall the
hard-disk drive. Check the
interface cable and power
cable connections to the back­
plane board. See Chapter 10,
"Installing Hard-Disk Drives."
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the abbreviation and
acronym list that precedes the Index
Messages and Codes 3-3