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.

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