System Messages - Dell Precision 330 User Manual

S y s t e m M e s s a g e s
Message
Address mark not found
Alert! Cover was
previously removed.
Alert! Hard drive thermal
probe not detected.
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.
Alert! Previous hard drive
thermal failure.
Alert! Previous shutdown
due to thermal event.
Alert! System battery
voltage is low.
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System Messages

If you receive a system message, see the following table for suggestions on
resolving problems indicated by the message. The system messages are
listed alphabetically.
NOTE: If the system message you received is not listed in the table, check the
documentation for the application program that you were running at the time
the message appeared and/or the operating system documentation for an
explanation of the message and a recommended action.
Cause
The BIOS found a faulty disk sector
or could not find a particular disk
sector.
The computer cover was removed.
No hard-drive thermal probe is
installed; computer has a defective
thermal probe; thermal probe cable is
not connected to the control panel.
The system failed to complete the
boot routine three consecutive times
for the same error.
One of the hard drives overheated the
last time you started the computer.
Microprocessor(s) or hard drive(s)
overheated the last time you started
the computer. Computer was shut
down to protect the components.
System battery is providing
inadequate voltage.
Action
See "Hard Drive Problems."
Reset Chassis Intrusion in
Ensure that an operational hard-drive
thermal probe is installed and connected
to the control panel.
Contact Dell for technical assistance, and
report the checkpoint code (nnnn) to the
support technician.
Make sure that nothing is blocking the
vents on the back of the computer and
that all fans inside the computer are
working.
Make sure that nothing is blocking the
vents on the back of the computer and
that all fans inside the computer are
working.
See "Battery Problems."
system setup.