Reset failed

Improperly connected diskette/CD-

Check that the diskette drive/CD-ROM drive unit is seated

 

ROM, hard-disk drive, or power

properly against the interposer board on the peripheral cage. See

 

cable

"Installing Drives." Reinstall the hard-disk drive. Check the interface

 

 

cable and power cable connections to the backplane board. See

 

 

"Installing Drives."

 

 

 

ROM bad checksum = address

Expansion card improperly installed or

Reinstall the expansion cards. See "Installing an Expansion Card" in

 

faulty

"Installing System Board Options." If the problem persists, replace

 

 

the expansion card. See "Removing an Expansion Card" in

 

 

"Installing System Board Options." If the problem still persists,

 

 

replace the system board. See "Getting Help," for instructions on

 

 

obtaining technical assistance.

 

 

 

Sector not found

Defective sectors on diskette or hard-

Replace the diskette or hard-disk drive. See "Installing Drives."

 

disk drive

 

 

 

 

Seek error

Defective sectors on diskette or hard-

Replace the diskette or hard-disk drive. See "Installing Drives."

 

disk drive

 

 

 

 

Seek operation failed

Faulty diskette or hard-disk drive

Replace the diskette or hard-disk drive. See "Installing Drives."

 

 

 

Shutdown failure

Defective system board

Replace the system board. See "Getting Help," for instructions on

 

 

obtaining technical assistance.

 

 

 

System halted

System microprocessor is not a type

Replace the microprocessor with a type supported by Dell. See

 

supported by Dell.

"Adding or Replacing a Microprocessor" in "Installing System

 

 

Board Options."

 

 

 

System backplane cable error

Improperly attached interface cables

Check the primary and secondary SCSI interface cable connections

 

 

to the backplane board. See "Troubleshooting Hard-Disk Drives" in

 

 

"Troubleshooting Your System."

 

 

 

System backplane error

Improperly attached or missing

Check the interface cable connections to the backplane board. See

 

backplane

"Troubleshooting Hard-Disk Drives" in "Troubleshooting Your

 

 

System."

 

 

 

Time-of-day clock stopped

Defective battery or faulty chip

Replace the system battery. See "Replacing the System Battery" in

 

(defective system board)

"Installing System Board Options." If the problem persists, replace

 

 

the system board. See "Getting Help," for instructions on obtaining

 

 

technical assistance.

 

 

 

Time-of-day not set - please run

Incorrect Time or Date settings or

Check the Time and Date settings. See "Using the System Setup

SETUP program

defective system battery

Program," in the User's Guide for instructions. If the problem

 

 

persists, replace the system battery. See "Replacing the System

 

 

Battery" in "Installing System Board Options." If the problem still

 

 

persists, replace the system board. See "Getting Help," for

 

 

instructions on obtaining technical assistance.

 

 

 

Timer chip counter 2 failed

Defective system board

Replace the system board. See "Getting Help," for instructions on

 

 

obtaining technical assistance.

 

 

 

Unexpected interrupt in

Improperly seated memory modules or

Remove and reseat the memory modules. See "Installing Memory

protected mode

faulty keyboard/mouse controller chip

Modules" in "Installing System Board Options." If the problem

 

(defective system board)

persists, replace the memory modules. See "Installing Memory

 

 

Modules" in "Installing System Board Options." If the problem still

 

 

persists, see "Getting Help," for instructions on obtaining technical

 

 

assistance.

 

 

 

Unsupported CPU detected in

Microprocessor not supported by

Install a correct version of the microprocessor in the specified

Socket n

system

microprocessor socket. See "Microprocessor Upgrades" in

 

 

"Installing System Board Options."

Unsupported CPU speed detected!

 

 

 

 

 

Unsupported CPU speed in CMOS

Microprocessor not supported by

Upgrade the BIOS. See "Using the System Setup Program," in the

 

BIOS

User's Guide for instructions.

 

 

 

Unsupported DIMM installed in

RAID DIMM not supported by

Install a correct version of the RAID DIMM. See "Activating the

the RAID DIMM slot!

system

Integrated RAID Controller" in "Installing System Board Options."

 

 

 

Unsupported RAID key detected!

RAID hardware key not supported by

Install the RAID hardware key for your specific system. See

 

system

"Activating the Integrated RAID Controller" in "Installing System

 

 

Board Options."

 

 

 

Utility partition not available

<F10> key was pressed during

Create a utility partition on the boot hard-disk drive. See "Using the

 

POST, but no utility partition exists on

Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD" in your User's Guide.

 

the boot hard-disk drive

 

 

 

 

Warning! Detected mode switch

Type of controller has changed since

Back up information on the drives before changing the type of

from RAID to SCSI on the onboard

previous system boot

controller used with the hard-disk drives.

RAID channel. Data loss will

 

 

occur! Press Y to confirm the

 

 

change; press any other key to

 

 

cancel.

 

 

 

 

 

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Dell 2500 manual Cable, Disk drive, Faulty diskette or hard-disk drive, Improperly attached interface cables, Backplane

2500 specifications

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