System Messages - Dell OptiPlex 160 Service Manual

3 Possible system board
failure.
Time-Of-Day Clock test
failure
Keyboard controller test
failure
4 RAM Read/Write failure.
5 Real time clock failure.
Possible battery or
system board failure.
6 Video BIOS Test Failure.
7 CPU Cache test failure

System Messages

NOTE: If the message you received is not included below, see the documentation for either the operating system or the program that was running
when the message appeared.
Alert! Previous attempts at booting this system have failed at checkpoint [nnnn]. For help in resolving this problem, please note this checkpoint and
contact Dell Technical Support —
assistance).
CMOS checksum error — Possible motherboard failure or RTC battery low. Replace the battery (see
CPU fan failure — Replace the CPU fan (see
Diskette Drive 0 seek failure — A cable may be loose, or the computer configuration information may not match the hardware configuration. Check HDD cable
connections, if installed (Removing the Hard Drive Bracket
Diskette read failure — The floppy disk may be defective or a cable may be loose. Check the cable connections to the floppy disk device.
Hard-disk read failure — Possible HDD failure during HDD boot test (see
the Hard Drive Bracket Assembly) and reseat the NVRAM module, if installed (see
Keyboard failure — Keyboard failure or keyboard cable loose (see
No boot device available — The system cannot detect a bootable device or partition.
If the NVRAM module is your boot device, ensure that it is properly seated (see
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If the floppy drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected and that a bootable floppy disk is in the drive.
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If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected and that the drive is installed properly and partitioned as a boot device (see
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Hard Drive Assembly (Optional)).
Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and ensure that the boot sequence information is correct (see
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No timer tick interrupt — A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning or motherboard failure (see
Non-system disk or disk error —
normally, continue to install additional memory modules (one at a time) until you have identified a faulty
module or reinstalled all modules without error.
If available, install working memory of the same type into your computer (see Memory).
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If the problem persists, contact Dell (see
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If the problem persists, contact Dell (see
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Ensure that no special requirements for memory module/connector placement exist (see Memory).
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Ensure that the memory you are using is supported by your computer (see Memory).
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If the problem persists, contact Dell (see
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Replace the battery (see
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If the problem persists, contact Dell (see
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Contact Dell (see
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Contact Dell (see
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The computer failed to complete the boot routine three consecutive times for the same error (see
Removing the Hard Drive
Assembly) and reseat the NVRAM module, if installed (see
Keyboard
Replace the floppy disk with one that has a bootable operating system or remove the floppy disk and restart the computer.
Contacting
Contacting
Contacting
Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery).
Contacting
Contacting Dell).
Contacting Dell).
Coin-Cell Battery
Fan).
Contacting Dell for assistance). Check HDD cable connections, if installed
Removing the NVRAM Module)
Problems).
NVRAM Module).
Entering the BIOS Setup
Dell).
Dell).
Dell).
Dell).
Contacting Dell
or see Contacting Dell
Removing the NVRAM Module).
Utility).
Contacting Dell for assistance).
for
for assistance).
(Removing