Owner`s manual
Table Of Contents
- About Your System
- Using the System Setup Program
- Installing System Components
- Recommended Tools
- Inside the System
- Opening the System
- Closing the System
- Front Drive Bezel
- Removing and Inserting Blank Drive Inserts
- Diskette Drive
- Optical and Tape Drives
- Hard Drives
- Expansion Cards
- Memory
- Microprocessor
- Cooling Fans
- System Battery
- Power Supply
- Chassis Intrusion Switch
- Bezel
- I/O Panel Assembly
- System Board
- Troubleshooting Your System
- Safety First-For You and Your System
- Start-Up Routine
- Checking the Equipment
- Troubleshooting the Keyboard or Mouse
- Troubleshooting Serial I/O Problems
- Troubleshooting a NIC
- Troubleshooting a Wet System
- Troubleshooting a Damaged System
- Troubleshooting the System Battery
- Troubleshooting Power Supply
- Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems
- Troubleshooting System Memory
- Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive
- Troubleshooting an Optical Drive
- Troubleshooting an External SCSI Tape Drive
- Troubleshooting a Hard Drive
- Troubleshooting a SAS or SAS RAID Controller
- Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
- Troubleshooting the Microprocessor
- Running the System Diagnostics
- Jumpers and Connectors
- Getting Help
- Glossary
- Index

18 About Your System
System Messages
System messages appear on the screen to notify you of a possible problem
with the system. Table 1-6 lists the system messages that can occur and the
probable cause and corrective action for each message.
NOTE: If you receive a system message that is not listed in Table 1-6, 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: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You
should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your
product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and
support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered
by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the
product.
Table 1-6. 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 141.
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 29.
Remove the NVRAM_CLR
jumper. See Figure 6-1 for
jumper locations.
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