System Messages - Dell XPS /Dimension Gen 2 Service Manual

1-2-3 DMA page register read/write failure
3-1-1 Slave DMA register failure
3-1-2 Master DMA register failure
3-1-3 Master interrupt mask register failure
3-1-4 Slave interrupt mask register failure
3-2-2 Interrupt vector loading failure
3-2-4 Keyboard Controller Test failure
3-3-1 NVRAM power loss
3-3-2 NVRAM configuration
3-3-4 Video Memory Test failure
3-4-1 Screen initialization failure
3-4-2 Screen retrace failure
3-4-3 Search for video ROM failure
4-2-1 No time tick
4-2-2 Shutdown failure
4-2-3 Gate A20 failure
4-2-4 Unexpected interrupt in protected mode
4-3-3 Timer-chip counter 2 failure
4-3-4 Time-of-day clock stopped
4-4-1 Serial or parallel port test failure
4-4-4 Cache test failure

System Messages

NOTE: If the message you received is not listed in the following table, see the documentation for either the operating system or the program that was
running when the message appeared.
Message Possible Cause
The keyboard controller failed its test.
8042 Gate-A20 error
Address Line Short! An error in the address decoding circuitry in the
memory has occurred.
C: Drive Error The hard drive is not working or is not configured
correctly.
C: Drive Failure
Cache Memory Bad, Do The cache memory is not operating.
Not Enable Cache
CH-2 Timer Error An error is occurring on the timer on the system
board.
CMOS Battery State Low The system configuration information in system
setup is incorrect or the battery charge may be
low.
CMOS Checksum Failure
CMOS System Options
Not Set
CMOS Display Type
Mismatch
CMOS Memory Size
Mismatch
CMOS Time and Date Not
Set
Diskette Boot Failure Drive A or B is present but has failed the BIOS
POST.
DMA Error Error in the DMA controller on the system board.
DMA 1 Error
DMA 2 Error
FDD Controller Failure The BIOS cannot communicate with the floppy
drive or hard drive controller.
HDD Controller Failure
INTR1 Error An interrupt channel on the system board failed
to POST.
Corrective Action
If you receive this message after you make changes in
system setup and restore the original value(s).
Reseat the memory modules.
Ensure that the drive is installed correctly in the computer and defined
correctly in system setup.
See "Contacting Dell" in your Owner's Manual for instructions on obtaining
technical assistance.
See "Contacting Dell" in your Owner's Manual for instructions on obtaining
technical assistance.
Enter system setup, verify the system configuration, and then restart the
computer.
Ensure that the drive is installed correctly in the computer and defined
correctly in system setup. Check the interface cable at both ends.
The keyboard or system board may need to be replaced.
Ensure that the floppy drive or the
computer and defined correctly in
both ends.
The keyboard or system board may need to be replaced.
system setup, enter
hard drive is installed correctly in the
system setup. Check the interface cable at