Dell PowerEdge 860 Hardware Owner's Manual page 16

Table 1-4. System Messages
Message
Amount of available memory
limited to 256MB
Attempting to update
Remote Configuration.
Please wait....
BIOS Update Attempt
Failed!
Caution! NVRAM_CLR jumper
is installed on system
board.
Data error
Decreasing available
memory
Diskette read failure
Diskette subsystem reset
failed
Drive not ready
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About Your System
Causes
The OS Install Mode option in the
System Setup program is set to On.
This limits the amount of available
memory to 256 MB because some
operating systems will not complete
installation with more than 2 GB of
system memory.
Remote Configuration is in progress.
Remote BIOS update attempt failed. Retry the BIOS update. If the problem
NVRAM_CLR jumper is installed.
The diskette drive or hard drive
cannot read the data.
One or more memory modules might
be improperly seated or faulty.
Faulty or improperly inserted diskette. Replace the diskette.
Faulty diskette drive or optical drive
controller.
Diskette missing or improperly
inserted in diskette drive.
Corrective Actions
After the operating system is installed,
enter the System Setup program and set
the OS Install Mode option to Off. See
your Hardware Owner's Manual for
details.
Wait until the process is complete.
persists, see "Getting Help" on page 103.
Check the System Setup configuration
settings. See "Using the System Setup
Program" on page 29. Remove the
NVRAM_CLR jumper. See Figure 6-1
for jumper locations.
For the operating system, run the
appropriate utility to check the file
structure of the diskette drive or hard
drive.
See your operating system
documentation for information on
running these utilities.
Reinstall the memory modules and, if
necessary, replace them. See "System
Memory" on page 67.
See "Troubleshooting System Memory"
on page 88.
Ensure that the diskette drive and
optical drive cables are properly
connected. See "Troubleshooting a USB
Device" on page 83 and
"Troubleshooting an Optical Drive" on
page 89. If the problem persists, see
"Getting Help" on page 103.
Reinsert or replace the diskette.