Dell 1600SC manual System Beep Codes

	or hard drive.	Drive," "Troubleshooting a Tape Drive," and "Troubleshooting Hard
Read fault		Drives" in "Troubleshooting Your System." If the problem persists,
		see "Getting Help."
Requested sector not found
	Improperly connected diskette drive, tape drive,	Ensure that all cables are securely connected. If the problem
	hard drive, or power cable.	persists, see "Getting Help."
Reset failed
	Faulty or improperly installed expansion card.	See "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" in "Troubleshooting Your
		System."
ROM bad checksum = address
	The secondary IDE controller is enabled in the	Run the System Setup program to correct the drive settings (see
	System Setup program, but no drive is attached;	"Using the System Setup Program" in your User's Guide). If the
Secondary drive n not found	improperly installed hard drive; loose interface or	problem persists, see "Troubleshooting Hard Drives" in
	power cable.	"Troubleshooting Your System."
	Faulty diskette or hard drive.	Replace the diskette. If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting
		Hard Drives" in "Troubleshooting Your System." If the problem
Sector not found		persists, see "Getting Help."
Seek error
Seek operation failed
	Shutdown test failure.	See "Troubleshooting System Memory" in "Troubleshooting Your
		System."
Shutdown failure
	Faulty battery.	See "Troubleshooting the System Battery" in "Troubleshooting Your
		System."
Time-of-day clock stopped
	Incorrect Time or Date settings; faulty system	Check the Time and Date settings (see "Using the System Setup
	battery.	Program" in your User's Guide). If the problem persists, replace the
Time-of-day not set - please		system battery (see "System Battery" in "Installing System
		Options").
run SETUP program
	Faulty system board.	See "Getting Help."
Timer chip counter 2 failed
	Faulty or improperly installed memory modules or	See "Troubleshooting System Memory" in "Troubleshooting Your
	faulty system board.	System." If the problem persists, see "Getting Help."
Unexpected interrupt in
protected mode
	Microprocessor is not supported by the system.	Update the BIOS firmware (see "Getting Help").
Unsupported CPU stepping
detected
	The <F10> key was pressed during POST, but no	Create a utility partition on the boot hard drive (see "Using the Dell
	utility partition exists on the boot hard drive.	OpenManage Server Assistant CD" in your User's Guide).
Utility partition not
available
	BIOS error.	Update the BIOS firmware (see "Getting Help").
Warning! No microcode update
loaded for processor n
	Faulty diskette, CD drive, diskette drive, hard drive,	See "Troubleshooting the Diskette Drive," "Troubleshooting a CD
	or hard-drive subsystem.	Drive," and "Troubleshooting Hard Drives" in "Troubleshooting Your
Write fault		System."
Write fault on selected drive

System Beep Codes

When an error that cannot be reported on the monitor occurs during a boot routine, the system may emit a series of beeps that identify the problem.

NOTE: If the system boots without a keyboard, mouse, or monitor attached, the system will not issue beep codes related to these peripherals.

When a beep code is emitted, record it on a copy of the Diagnostics Checklist in "Getting Help," and then look it up in Table 2-8. If you are unable to resolve the problem by looking up the meaning of the beep code, use the system diagnostics to identify the cause. If you are still unable to resolve the problem, see "Getting Help."