Dell 6100, 200 manual Messages and Codes, System Messages

Chapter 3

Messages and Codes

Application programs, operating systems, and the computer itself are capable of identifying problems and alerting you to them. When a problem occurs, a message may appear on the monitor screen or a beep code may sound.

Several different types of messages can indicate when the system is not functioning properly:

•System messages

•System beep codes

•Warning messages

•Diagnostics messages

•Alert log messages from the Dell Hardware Instru- mentation Package (HIP) program

This chapter lists most of these types of messages. To determine what type of message you have received, read the individual sections.

System Messages

System messages alert you to a possible operating prob- lem or to a conflict between the software and hardware. If you receive a system message, see Table 3-1 for sugges- tions on resolving any problems indicated by the message.

NOTE: If the system message you received is not listed in Table 3-1, check the documentation for the application program that was running at the time the message appeared and/or the operating system documentation for an explanation of the message and a recommended action.

	Table 3-1. System Messages
Code	Message
0002	Primary Boot Device Not
	Found
0010	Cache Memory Failure, Do
	Not Enable Cache
0015	Primary Output Device
	Not Found
0016	Primary Input Device Not
	Found
0041	EISA ID Mismatch for
	Slot
0043	EISA Invalid Configura-
	tion for Slot
0044	EISA config NOT ASSURED!
0045	EISA Expansion Board Not
	Ready in Slot
0047	EISA CMOS Configuration
	Not Set
0048	EISA CMOS Checksum Fail-
	ure
0049	EISA NVRAM Invalid
0060	Keyboard Is Locked ...
	Please Unlock It
0070	CMOS Time & Date Not Set

NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the abbreviation and acronym list.

Messages and Codes 3-1