Manual

support.dell.com Messages and Codes 3-7
Reset failed Improperly connected diskette,
hard-disk drive, or power cable
Check that the diskette drive/
CD-ROM drive unit is seated
properly against the interposer
board on the peripheral cage.
Reinstall the hard-disk drive.
Check the interface cable and
power cable connections to the
backplane board. See Chapter 8,
“Installing Hard-Disk Drives.”
ROM bad checksum =
address
Expansion card improperly
installed or faulty
Reinstall the expansion cards (see
Chapter 7, “Installing System
Board Options”). If the problem
persists, replace the expansion
card.
Sector not found Defective sectors on diskette or
hard-disk drive
Replace the diskette or hard-disk
drive.
Seek error Defective sectors on diskette or
hard-disk drive
Replace the diskette or hard-disk
drive.
Seek operation failed Faulty diskette or hard-disk drive Replace the diskette or hard-disk
drive.
Shutdown failure Defective system board Replace the system board. See
Chapter 9, “Getting Help,” for
instructions on obtaining technical
assistance.
System backplane cable
error
Improperly attached interface
cables
Check the primary and secondary
SCSI interface cable connections
to the backplane board. See
Chapter 8, “Installing Hard-Disk
Drives.”
System backplane error Improperly attached or missing
backplane
Check the interface cable connec-
tions to the backplane board. See
Chapter 8, “Installing Hard-Disk
Drives.”
Time-of-day clock stopped Defective battery or faulty chip
(defective system board)
Replace the system battery. If the
problem persists, replace the sys-
tem board. See Chapter 9,
“Getting Help,” for instructions
on obtaining technical assistance.
Table 3-1. System Messages (continued)
Message Cause Corrective Action
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see “Abbreviations and Acronyms.”
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