System Messages - Dell XPS DCDR01 Owner's Manual

Code Description
(repetitive
short beeps)
5 RTC power failure.
Possible CMOS
battery failure.
6 Video BIOS test
failure.
7 CPU cache test failure. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on

System Messages

NOTE:
If the message you received is not listed in the table, see the documentation
for either the operating system or the program that was running when the message
appeared.
A L E R T ! P R E V I O U S A T T E M P T S A T B O O T I N G T H I S S YS T E M H A V E F A I L E D A T
C H E C K P O I N T [ N N N N
T H I S C H E C K P O I N T A N D C O N T A C T
failed to complete the boot routine three consecutive times for the same error (see
"Contacting Dell" on page 141 for assistance).
C M O S C H E C K S U M E R R O R
Replace the battery (see "Replacing the Battery" in the Service Manual on the Dell
Support website at support.dell.com or see "Contacting Dell" on page 141 for
assistance).
C P U F A N F A I L U R E
Processor Heatsink" in the Service Manual on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com).
I S K E T T E D R I V E
D
configuration information may not match the hardware configuration. Check cable
connections (see "Contacting Dell" on page 141 for assistance).
] . F O R H E L P I N R E S O L V I N G T H I S P R O B L E M
D
— Possible motherboard failure or RTC battery low.
— CPU fan failure. Replace the CPU fan (see "Removing the
S E E K F A I L U R E
0 — A cable may be loose, or the computer
Suggested Remedy
• Replace the battery (see "Replacing the
Battery" in the Service Manual on the
Dell Support website at
support.dell.com).
• If the problem persists, contact Dell (see
"Contacting Dell" on page 141).
Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on
page 141).
page 141).
E L L T E C H N I C A L S U P P O R T
Troubleshooting Tools
, P L E A S E N O T E
— The computer
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