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Table C-1. System Error Messages (continued)

Message	Cause	Action
Parity check 2	A parity error was found in	Call Dell for technical assistance. (For instructions,
nnnn	the I/O bus at address nnnn.	see Chapter 5, “Getting Help.”)
Real time clock	The CMOS battery that	Call Dell for technical assistance. (For instructions,
error	supports data stored in	see Chapter 5, “Getting Help.”)
	NVRAM may be dead.
Shadow RAM	Shadow RAM failed at	Call Dell for technical assistance. (For instructions,
failed at off-	address nnnn.	see Chapter 5, “Getting Help.”)
set: nnnn
CMOS battery is	The CMOS battery is dead.	Call Dell for technical assistance. (For instructions,
dead—Replace		see Chapter 5, “Getting Help.”)
and run Setup
System cache	The primary cache internal to	Call Dell for technical assistance. (For instructions,
error—cache	the microprocessor has	see Chapter 5, “Getting Help.”)
disabled	failed.
System CMOS	The BIOS has been updated.	Reboot the computer and press <F2> as soon as
checksum bad—		you see the Dell logo screen to enter the Setup
run Setup	CMOS has been corrupted or	program and reconfigure the system. If the prob-
	modified, possibly by an	lem persists, call Dell for technical assistance. (For
	application program that	instructions, see Chapter 5, “Getting Help.”)
	changes data stored in
	CMOS.
System RAM	System RAM failed at	Call Dell for technical assistance. (For instructions,
failed at off-	address nnnn in the 64-KB	see Chapter 5, “Getting Help.”)
set: nnnn	block at which the error was
	detected.
System timer	A chip on the system board	Run the System Board Devices device group
error	may be malfunctioning.	and the Keyboard Controller Test in the Dell
		Diagnostics. (For instructions, see “Running the
		Dell Diagnostics” found later in this chapter.)

NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the system Help.

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