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CHAPTER 3
Messages and Codes
NOTE: To view these messages, you must connect a keyboard, mouse, and monitor
to your system.
Applications, operating systems, and the system itself are capable of identifying prob-
lems and alerting you to them. When a problem occurs, the Dell PowerVault 735N
Network Attached Storage (NAS) Manager status indicator may change or a beep
code may sound.
Several different types of messages can indicate when the system is not functioning
properly:
• System messages
• PowerEdge™ Expandable RAID Controller 2/dual channel (PERC 2/DC) BIOS boot
error messages
• System beep codes
• PERC 2/DC beep codes
• Warning messages
• Diagnostics messages
• Alert messages
• Small computer system interface (SCSI) hard-disk drive indicator codes
This chapter describes each type of message and lists the possible causes and
actions you can take to resolve any problems indicated by a message. To determine
what type of message you have received, read the following sections.
System Messages
System messages alert you to possible hardware problems. Table 3-1 lists the system
error messages that can occur and the probable cause for each message.
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