Dell PowerEdge 2500 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual page 24

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Reset failed
ROM bad checksum = address
Sector not found
Seek error
Seek operation failed
Shutdown failure
System halted
System backplane cable error
System backplane error
Time-of-day clock stopped
Time-of-day not set - please run
SETUP program
Timer chip counter 2 failed
Unexpected interrupt in
protected mode
Unsupported CPU detected in
Socket n
Unsupported CPU speed detected!
Unsupported CPU speed in CMOS
Unsupported DIMM installed in
the RAID DIMM slot!
Unsupported RAID key detected!
Utility partition not available
Warning! Detected mode switch
from RAID to SCSI on the onboard
RAID channel. Data loss will
occur! Press Y to confirm the
change; press any other key to
cancel.
Improperly connected diskette/CD-
ROM, hard-disk drive, or power
cable
Expansion card improperly installed or
faulty
Defective sectors on diskette or hard-
disk drive
Defective sectors on diskette or hard-
disk drive
Faulty diskette or hard-disk drive
Defective system board
System microprocessor is not a type
supported by Dell.
Improperly attached interface cables
Improperly attached or missing
backplane
Defective battery or faulty chip
(defective system board)
Incorrect Time or Date settings or
defective system battery
Defective system board
Improperly seated memory modules or
faulty keyboard/mouse controller chip
(defective system board)
Microprocessor not supported by
system
Microprocessor not supported by
BIOS
RAID DIMM not supported by
system
RAID hardware key not supported by
system
<F10> key was pressed during
POST, but no utility partition exists on
the boot hard-disk drive
Type of controller has changed since
previous system boot
Check that the diskette drive/CD-ROM drive unit is seated
properly against the interposer board on the peripheral cage. See
"Installing
Drives." Reinstall the hard-disk drive. Check the interface
cable and power cable connections to the backplane board. See
"Installing
Drives."
Reinstall the expansion cards. See
"Installing an Expansion
"Installing System Board Options." If the problem persists, replace
the expansion card. See
"Removing an Expansion
"Installing System Board Options." If the problem still persists,
replace the system board. See
"Getting
obtaining technical assistance.
Replace the diskette or hard-disk drive. See
Replace the diskette or hard-disk drive. See
Replace the diskette or hard-disk drive. See
Replace the system board. See
"Getting
obtaining technical assistance.
Replace the microprocessor with a type supported by Dell. See
"Adding or Replacing a
Microprocessor" in "Installing System
Board Options."
Check the primary and secondary SCSI interface cable connections
to the backplane board. See
"Troubleshooting Hard-Disk
"Troubleshooting Your System."
Check the interface cable connections to the backplane board. See
"Troubleshooting Hard-Disk
Drives" in "Troubleshooting Your
System."
Replace the system battery. See
"Replacing the System
"Installing System Board Options." If the problem persists, replace
the system board. See
"Getting
Help," for instructions on obtaining
technical assistance.
Check the Time and Date settings. See "Using the System Setup
Program," in the User's Guide for instructions. If the problem
persists, replace the system battery. See
Battery" in "Installing System Board Options." If the problem still
persists, replace the system board. See
instructions on obtaining technical assistance.
Replace the system board. See
"Getting
obtaining technical assistance.
Remove and reseat the memory modules. See
Modules" in "Installing System Board Options." If the problem
persists, replace the memory modules. See
Modules" in "Installing System Board Options." If the problem still
persists, see
"Getting
Help," for instructions on obtaining technical
assistance.
Install a correct version of the microprocessor in the specified
microprocessor socket. See
"Microprocessor
"Installing System Board Options." 
Upgrade the BIOS. See "Using the System Setup Program," in the
User's Guide for instructions. 
Install a correct version of the RAID DIMM. See
Integrated RAID
Controller" in "Installing System Board Options."
Install the RAID hardware key for your specific system. See
"Activating the Integrated RAID
Controller" in "Installing System
Board Options."
Create a utility partition on the boot hard-disk drive. See "Using the
Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD" in your User's Guide.
Back up information on the drives before changing the type of
controller used with the hard-disk drives.
Card" in
Card" in
Help," for instructions on
"Installing
Drives."
"Installing
Drives."
"Installing
Drives."
Help," for instructions on
Drives" in
Battery" in
"Replacing the System
"Getting
Help," for
Help," for instructions on
"Installing Memory
"Installing Memory
Upgrades" in
"Activating the

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