Dell Inspiron 3500 Service Manual page 34

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Shadow RAM failed
at offset: nnnn
System battery is
dead—Replace and
run Setup
System cache
error—cache
disabled
System CMOS
checksum bad—run
Setup
System RAM failed
at offset: nnnn
System timer
error
The Dell Diagnostics contains tests that aid in troubleshooting the computer.
The diagnostics diskette contains the following test groups:
RAM — Tests the main memory
System Set — Tests the primary functions of the system board
Video — Tests the video subsystem
Keyboard — Tests the keyboard subsystem
Mouse — Tests the mouse/touch pad subsystem
Diskette Drives — Tests the diskette drive subsystem
IDE (ATA/ATAPI) Devices — Tests an IDE hard-disk drive or a CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive subsystem
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Shadow RAM failed at
address nnnn .
CMOS battery dead.
The primary cache
internal to the micro-
processor has failed.
The BIOS has been
updated. CMOS has
been corrupted or mod-
ified, possibly by an
application program
that changes data
stored in CMOS.
System RAM failed at
address nnnn in the
64-KB block at which
the error was detected.
A chip on the system
board may be malfunc-
tioning.
Faulty or improperly
seated memory mod-
ule. Faulty system
board.
Faulty CMOS battery or
system board.
Faulty microprocessor.
BIOS has been
updated. Verify correct
CMOS settings, save,
and exit.
Faulty or improperly
seated memory mod-
ule. Faulty system
board.
Faulty system board.