Dell 840 manual Faulty system battery See Using the System Setup, System Battery on

Table 1-6. System Messages (continued)

Message	Causes	Corrective Actions
Time-of-day not set -	Incorrect Time or Date settings;	Check the Time and Date settings
please run SETUP program	faulty system battery.	See "Using the System Setup
		Program" in your User's Guide. If the
		problem persists, see "Troubleshooting
		the System Battery" on page 98.
Timer chip counter 2	Faulty system board.	See "Getting Help" on page 121.
failed

Unexpected interrupt in	Faulty or improperly installed
protected mode	memory modules or faulty system
	board.

Ensure that all memory modules are properly installed. See "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines" on page 76. If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 100. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 121.

Utility partition not	<F10> key was pressed during
available	POST, but no utility partition exists
	on the boot hard drive.

Create a utility partition on the boot hard drive. See the CDs that came with your system.

Warning! No microcode	Unsupported processor.	Update the BIOS firmware using the
update loaded for		Dell Support website at
processor n		support.dell.com.
Write fault	Faulty diskette, diskette drive,	Replace the diskette. Ensure that the
Write fault on selected	optical drive, hard drive.	diskette drive, optical drive, and hard-
		drive cables are properly connected.
drive
		See "Troubleshooting a Diskette
		Drive" on page 101, "Troubleshooting
		an Optical Drive" on page 102," or
		"Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on
		page 104 for the appropriate drive(s)
		installed in your system.

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