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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