System Messages - Dell Dimension 4700 Series Service Manual

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