System Beep Codes - Dell OptiPlex GX100 User Manual

No timer tick interrupt
Non-system disk or disk error
Not a boot diskette
Plug and Play Configuration Error
Read fault
Requested sector not found
Reset failed
Sector not found
Seek error
Shutdown failure
Time-of-day clock stopped
Time-of-day not set
Timer chip counter 2 failed
Unexpected interrupt in protected mode
WARNING: Dell's Disk Monitoring System has
detected that drive [0/1] on the
[primary/secondary] EIDE controller is
operating outside of normal
specifications. It is advisable to
immediately back up your data and replace
your hard-disk drive by calling your
support desk or Dell Computer Corporation.
Write fault
Write fault on selected drive

System Beep Codes

A chip on the system board might
be malfunctioning.
The diskette in drive A or your hard-
disk drive does not have a bootable
operating system installed on it.
There is no operating system on the
diskette.
The system has encountered a
problem in trying to configure one or
more expansion cards.
The operating system cannot read
from the diskette or hard-disk drive.
The system could not find a
particular sector on the disk, or the
requested sector is defective.
The disk reset operation failed.
The operating system is unable to
locate a sector on the diskette or
hard-disk drive.
The operating system is unable to
find a specific track on the diskette
or hard-disk drive.
A chip on the system board might
be malfunctioning.
The battery may be dead.
The time or date displayed in the
system configuration information
does not match the system clock.
A chip on the system board might
be malfunctioning.
The keyboard controller may be
malfunctioning, or one or more
DIMMs may be loose.
Power-on self-test (POST) has
queried the enhanced integrated
drive electronics (EIDE) drive for
status information. The drive has
returned a parameter from the call
that indicates it has detected
possible error conditions for its
operating specifications.
The operating system cannot write
to the diskette or hard-disk drive.
If the message persists, reinstall your
operating system. See the
documentation that came with your
operating system.
Run the System Board Devices tests in
the Dell Diagnostics.
A nonbootable diskette is in drive A.
Either replace the diskette with one that
has a bootable operating system, or
remove the diskette from drive A and
restart the computer.
Boot the computer with a diskette that
contains an operating system.
Turn your system off and unplug it.
Remove all but one of the cards. Plug in
your system and reboot it. If the message
persists, the expansion card may be
malfunctioning. If the message does not
appear, turn off the power and reinsert
one of the other cards. Repeat this
process until you identify the
malfunctioning card.
See "Troubleshooting Drives."
See "Troubleshooting Drives."
See "Troubleshooting Drives."
If the error is on the diskette drive, try
another diskette in the drive.
Run the System Board Devices tests in
the Dell Diagnostics.
Enter System Setup and correct the date
or time.
If the problem persists, see
"Troubleshooting the Battery."
Enter System Setup and correct the date
or time.
Run the System Board Devices tests in
the Dell Diagnostics.
Run the System Memory and the
Keyboard tests in the Dell Diagnostics.
Once your computer finishes booting,
immediately back up your data and
replace your hard-disk drive. Restore the
data to the replaced drive.
If a replacement drive is not immediately
available and the drive is not the only
bootable drive, enter System Setup
change the appropriate drive setting to
None. Remove the drive from the system.
This should be done only after you have
backed up the data.
See "Troubleshooting Drives."
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