Dell 1950 owner manual System unable to process Remote Retry Remote Configuration

Table 1-8. System Messages (continued)

Message	Causes	Corrective Actions
Read fault	The operating system cannot read from	Replace the diskette. Ensure that the
Requested sector not found	the diskette or hard drive, the system	diskette and hard drive cables are properly
	could not find a particular sector on the	connected. See "Troubleshooting
	disk, or the requested sector is	Expansion Cards" on page 107, or
	defective.	"Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on
		page 104 for the appropriate drive(s)
		installed in your system.
Remote configuration	System unable to process Remote	Retry Remote Configuration.
update attempt failed	Configuration request.

ROM bad checksum = address Expansion card improperly installed or faulty.

Sector not	found	Faulty diskette or hard drive.
Seek error

Seek operation failed

Reseat the expansion card(s). Ensure that all appropriate cables are securely connected to the expansion card(s). If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" on page 107.

See "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 104 for the appropriate drive(s) installed in your system.

Shutdown failure	Shutdown test failure.	See "Troubleshooting System Memory"
		on page 102.

The amount	of system	Memory has been added or removed or
memory has	changed	a memory module may be faulty.

If memory has been added or removed, this message is informative and can be ignored. If memory has not been added or removed, check the SEL to determine if single-bit or multi-bit errors were detected and replace the faulty memory module. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 102.

Time-of-day clock stopped Faulty battery or faulty chip.

See "Troubleshooting the System Battery" on page 100.

The following DIMM pair is		The specified DIMM(s) are
not	compatible with the	incompatible with the system.
memory controller: DIMM x
and	DIMM y

Ensure that only Dell-qualified memory is used. Dell recommends purchasing memory upgrade kits directly from www.dell.com or your Dell sales agent to ensure compatibility.

The following DIMMs are	The specified DIMM(s) are
not compatible: DIMM x and	incompatible with the system.
DIMM y

Ensure that only ECC FBD1 memory is used. Dell recommends purchasing memory upgrade kits directly from www.dell.com or your Dell sales agent to ensure compatibility.

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