Owners Manual

48 About Your System
Warning Messages
A warning message alerts you to a possible problem and prompts you to
respond before the system continues a task. For example, before you format a
diskette, a message will warn you that you may lose all data on the diskette.
Warning messages usually interrupt the task and require you to respond by
typing y (yes) or n (no).
NOTE: Warning messages are generated by either the application or the operating
system. For more information, see the documentation that accompanied the
operating system or application.
Diagnostics Messages
The system diagnostic utilities may issue messages if you run diagnostic tests
on your system. See "Running the Embedded System Diagnostics" on
page 154 for more information about system diagnostics.
Alert Messages
Systems management software generates alert messages for your system. Alert
messages include information, status, warning, and failure messages for drive,
temperature, fan, and power conditions. For more information, see the
systems management software documentation at support.dell.com/manuals.
Write fault.
Write fault on
selected drive.
Faulty USB device, USB
medium, optical drive
assembly, hard drive, or hard
drive subsystem.
Replace the USB medium or
device. Ensure that the USB,
SAS backplane, or SATA
cables are properly
connected.
See "Troubleshooting a USB
Device" on page 138,
"Troubleshooting an Optical
Drive" on page 147, and
"Troubleshooting a Hard
Drive" on page 149.
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the
Glossary at support.dell.com/manuals.
Table 1-2. System Messages
(continued)
Message Causes Corrective Actions
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