Dell POWEREDGE 2950 Hardware Owner's Manual page 34

Table 1-7. System Messages (continued)
Message
Timer chip counter 2
failed
Unsupported CPU
combination
Unsupported CPU stepping
detected
Utility partition not
available
Warning! No micro code
update loaded for
processor 0
Warning: Embedded RAID
firmware is not present.
Warning: Embedded RAID
error.
Warning: The current
memory configuration is
not optimal. Dell
recommends a population of
2, 4, or 8 DIMMs. DIMMs
should be populated
sequentially starting in
slot 1.
Write fault
Write fault on selected
drive
NOTE:
For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the "Glossary" on page 169.
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Causes
Faulty system board.
Microprocessor(s) is not supported by
the system.
The <F10> key was pressed during
POST, but no utility partition exists
on the boot hard drive.
Micro code update failed.
Embedded RAID firmware does not
respond.
Embedded RAID firmware responds
with an error.
System has detected a legal but non-
optimal population of DIMMs (for
example, 1 DIMM, 6 DIMMs,
4 DIMMs in slots 1, 2, 5, and 6, etc.).
The system will run with all memory
accessible but will experience sub-
optimal performance.
Faulty diskette, optical/diskette drive
assembly, hard drive, or hard-drive
subsystem.
Corrective Actions
See "Getting Help" on page 147.
Install a supported microprocessor or
microprocessor combination. See
"Processors" on page 93.
Create a utility partition on the boot
hard drive. See the CDs that came with
your system.
Update the BIOS firmware. See "Getting
Help" on page 147.
See the RAID controller documentation
for information about installing or
updating the RAID firmware.
See "Troubleshooting a SAS or SAS
RAID Controller Daughter Card" on
page 126. See the RAID controller
documentation for information about
installing or updating the RAID
firmware.
Populate 2, 4, or 8 DIMMs sequentially
beginning with slot 1. See "System
Memory" on page 89.
See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive"
on page 121, "Troubleshooting an
Optical Drive" on page 123, and
"Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on
page 124.