Dell 4100, 200, 180 service manual System Error Messages

System Error Messages

Table 3-2 lists system error messages that can appear on the monitor screen. These messages can help you find the source of a problem. Some of these error messages indicate fatal errors. When a fatal error occurs, the system cannot usu- ally be rebooted until an appropriate hardware change has been made.

Table 3-2. System Error Messages

Message	Definition	Action
System bat-	System battery is	Replace battery and
tery is dead	dead.	run System Setup pro-
- Replace		gram.
and run
Setup
System CMOS	Configuration data	Run System Setup pro-
checksum	is corrupted.	gram to restore your
bad - Run		system configuration.
Setup

Incorrect	Diskette drive does
drive A type	not match diskette
- Run Setup	drive type stored in
Incorrect	configuration data.
drive B type
- Run Setup

Run System Setup pro- gram to restore your system configuration.

Keyboard	Cable may be loose,	Defective keyboard,
error	or keyboard may be	keyboard cable, or
Stuck key	faulty.	system board.
System/	One or more	Reseat or replace
Shadow RAM	DIMMs may be	DIMMs.
failed at	improperly seated or
offset:	faulty.
Operating	System did not find	Use diskette with
system not	bootable operating	bootable operating
found	system.	system in drive A, or
		load bootable
		operating system
		from hard-disk drive.
System	Microprocessor chip	Defective micro-
cache error	malfunctioned.	processor or system
- Cache dis-		board.
abled
System	Chip on system	Defective micro-
timer error	board malfunc-	processor or system
	tioned.	board.

Beep Codes and Error Messages 3-3