Owner's manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About Your System
- Using the System Setup Program
- Installing System Components
- Recommended Tools
- Inside the System
- Opening and Closing the System
- Cooling Shroud
- System Battery
- Optical Drive
- Configuring the Boot Drive
- Hard Drives
- Installing a SAS Controller Card
- Fan Assembly
- Optional PCI Fan Assembly
- Power Supply
- Expansion Cards
- Riser Card
- System Memory
- Processor
- Control Panel Assembly (Service-Only Procedure)
- System Board (Service-Only Procedure)
- Troubleshooting Your System
- Safety First-For You and Your System
- Start-Up Routine
- Checking the Equipment
- Responding to a Systems Management Software Alert Message
- Troubleshooting a Wet System
- Troubleshooting a Damaged System
- Troubleshooting the System Battery
- Troubleshooting the Power Supply
- Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems
- Troubleshooting System Memory
- Troubleshooting an Optical Drive
- Troubleshooting a Hard Drive
- Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
- Troubleshooting the Microprocessor
- Running the System Diagnostics
- Jumpers and Connectors
- Getting Help
- Glossary
- Index

20 About Your System
NOTE: If you receive a system message that is not listed in Table 1-4, check the
documentation for the application that is running when the message appears or the
operating system's documentation for an explanation of the message and
recommended action.
CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system
cover and access any of the components inside the system. Before performing any
procedure, see your Product Information Guide for complete information about
safety precautions, working inside the computer and protecting against
electrostatic discharge.
Table 1-4. System Messages
Message Causes Corrective Actions
Attempting to
update Remote
Configuration.
Please wait....
Remote Configuration is in
progress.
Wait until the process is
complete.
BIOS Update Attempt
Failed!
Remote BIOS update
attempt failed.
Retry the BIOS update. If
the problem persists, see
"Getting Help" on
page 127.
Caution! NVRAM_CLR
jumper is installed
on system board.
NVRAM_CLR jumper is
installed.
Check the System Setup
configuration settings. See
"Using the System Setup
Program
" on page 35.
Remove the NVRAM_CLR
jumper. See Figure 6-1 for
jumper locations.
Data error The diskette drive or hard
drive cannot read the data.
For the operating system,
run the appropriate utility
to check the file structure
of the diskette drive or hard
drive.
See your operating system
documentation for
information on running
these utilities.
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