Dell POWER EDGE 2900 Hardware Owner's Manual page 31

Table 1-7. System Messages (continued)
Message
PCI BIOS failed to install PCI device BIOS (Option ROM)
Plug & Play Configuration
Error
Read fault
Requested sector not found
Remote configuration
update attempt failed
ROM bad checksum = address Expansion card improperly installed or
Sector not found
Seek error
Seek operation failed
Shutdown failure
The amount of system
memory has changed
Causes
checksum failure is detected during
shadowing. Loose cables to expansion
card(s); faulty or improperly installed
expansion card.
Error encountered in initializing PCI
device; faulty system board.
The operating system cannot read
from the diskette or hard drive, the
system could not find a particular
sector on the disk, or the requested
sector is defective.
System unable to process Remote
Configuration request.
faulty.
Faulty diskette or hard drive.
Shutdown test failure.
Memory has been added or removed
or a memory module may be faulty.
Corrective Actions
Reseat the expansion cards. Ensure that
all appropriate cables are securely
connected to the expansion cards. If the
problem persists, see "Troubleshooting
Expansion Cards" on page 131.
Install the NVRAM_CLR jumper and
reboot the system. See Figure 6-1 for
jumper location. If the problem persists,
see "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards"
on page 131.
Replace the diskette. Ensure that the
diskette and hard drive cables are
properly connected. See
"Troubleshooting a USB Device" on
page 119, "Troubleshooting a Diskette
Drive" on page 126, or "Troubleshooting
a Hard Drive" on page 129 for the
appropriate drive(s) installed in your
system.
Retry Remote Configuration.
Reseat the expansion cards. Ensure that
all appropriate cables are securely
connected to the expansion cards. If the
problem persists, see "Troubleshooting
Expansion Cards" on page 131.
See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive"
on page 126 or "Troubleshooting a Hard
Drive" on page 129 for the appropriate
drive(s) installed in your system.
See "Troubleshooting System Memory"
on page 124.
If memory has been added or removed,
this message is informative and can be
ignored. If memory has not been added
or removed, check the SEL to determine
if single-bit or multi-bit errors were
detected and replace the faulty memory
module. See "Troubleshooting System
Memory" on page 124.
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