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S y s t e m M e s s a g e s ( c o n t in u e d )
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Alert! OS Install Mode | The OS Install Mode option in | After the OS is installed, enter system |
enabled. Amount of | system setup is set to On. This limits | setup and set the OS Install Mode option |
available memory limited | the amount of available memory to | to Off. |
to 256 MB. | 256 MB because some OSs will not |
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| complete installation with more than |
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| 2 GB of system memory. |
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Alert! Power supply fan | The power supply fan has failed or is | Ensure an operational power supply fan is |
failure. | blocked. | installed and that the power supply airflow |
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| vents are not blocked. |
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| To locate the power supply and airflow |
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| vents, see "Inside the Computer." |
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Alert! Previous attempts | The computer failed to complete the | Contact Dell for technical assistance, and |
at booting this system | boot routine three consecutive times | report the checkpoint code (nnnn) to the |
have failed at checkpoint | for the same error. | support technician. |
[nnnn]. For help in |
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resolving this problem, |
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please note this |
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checkpoint and contact |
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Dell Technical Support. |
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Alert! Previous fan | One of the fans caused an error the | Ensure that nothing is blocking the chassis |
failure. | last time you used the computer. | airflow vents on the back of the computer |
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| and that all fans inside the computer are |
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| working properly. |
Alert! Previous processor | One or both of the microprocessors |
thermal failure. | overheated the last time you used the |
| computer. |
Ensure that nothing is blocking the chassis airflow vents on the back of the computer and that all fans inside the computer are working properly. Also, ensure that the microprocessor heat sinks are properly installed.
Alert! | Previous reboot was | One or both of the VRMs failed the Contact Dell for technical assistance. |
due to | voltage regulator | last time you used the computer. |
failure.
Alert! | Previous shutdown | One of the microprocessors or hard |
due to | thermal event. | drives overheated the last time you |
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| used the computer. |
Ensure that nothing is blocking the chassis airflow vents on the back of the computer and that all fans inside the computer are working properly. Also, ensure that the microprocessor heat sinks are properly installed.
