Dell 2950 Memory address line, Failure at address, read, Memory write/read failure, Keystroke

Table 1-7. System Messages (continued)

Message	Causes	Corrective Actions
Memory address line	Faulty or improperly installed memory	See "Troubleshooting System Memory"
failure at address, read	modules.	on page 120.
value expecting value
Memory double word logic
failure at address, read
value expecting value
Memory odd/even logic
failure at address, read
value expecting value
Memory write/read failure
at address, read value
expecting value
Memory tests terminated by	POST memory test terminated by	Information only.
keystroke.	pressing the spacebar.

No boot device available	Faulty or missing optical/diskette
	drive subsystem, hard drive, or hard-
	drive subsystem, or no boot disk in
	drive A.

Use a bootable diskette, CD, or hard drive. If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 121, "Troubleshooting an Optical Drive" on page 123, and "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 124. See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 37 for information on setting the order of boot devices.

No boot sector on hard drive

Incorrect configuration settings in System Setup program, or no operating system on hard drive.

Check the hard-drive configuration settings in the System Setup program. See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 37. If necessary, install the operating system on your hard drive. See your operating system documentation.

No timer tick interrupt	Faulty system board.	See “"Getting Help" on page 147."
Northbound merge error -	The specified DIMM was unable to	See "Troubleshooting System Memory"
The following DIMM has	establish a successful data link with	on page 120.
been disabled by BIOS:	the memory controller.
DIMM x
Not a boot diskette	No operating system on diskette.	Use a bootable diskette.

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