Dell PowerEdge 2450 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual page 23

   




NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see "Abbreviations and Acronyms."
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Faulty diskette, diskette/tape
drive subsystem, or hard-disk
drive subsystem
No operating system on diskette
No microprocessor or terminator
card installed in secondary micro-
processor connector
Faulty diskette, diskette/tape
drive subsystem, or hard-disk
drive subsystem (defective sys-
tem board)
Improperly connected diskette/
tape drive, 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
   
Replace the diskette or hard-disk
drive. If the problem persists,
replace the system board. See
Chapter 11, "Getting Help," for
instructions on obtaining technical
assistance.
Use a bootable diskette.
Install a terminator card or micro-
processor in the secondary
microprocessor connector. See
Chapter 8, "Installing System
Board Options," for instructions.
Replace the diskette or hard-disk
drive. If the problem persists,
replace the system board. See
Chapter 11, "Getting Help," for
instructions on obtaining technical
assistance.
Check that the diskette drive/
CD-ROM drive unit is seated
properly against the interposer
board on the peripheral cage. See
Chapter 9, "Installing a Drive in
the Peripheral Bay." Reinstall the
hard-disk drive. Check the inter-
face cable and power cable
connections to the backplane
board. See Chapter 10, "Installing
Hard-Disk Drives."
Reinstall the expansion cards (see
Chapter 8, "Installing System
Board Options"). If the problem
persists, replace the expansion
card.
Replace the diskette or hard-disk
drive.
Replace the diskette or hard-disk
drive.
Messages and Codes 3-7