Table C-2. System Messages (continued)

Message

Possible Cause

Corrective Action

 

 

 

Press <Del>

A system configuration

Check the system setup program

key to enter

error is detected, or the

settings. See Appendix B, “Sys-

SETUP or F1

hardware configuration

tem Setup Program.”

key to

does not match the

 

Continue...

system setup program

 

 

configuration data.

 

Press <Del>

A non-maskable interrupt

Press carat (^) to reject the NMI

to turn off

(NMI) has occurred.

error, or press any other key to

NMI, or any

 

restart the system.

key to reboot

 

 

RAM Parity

One or more DIMMs

See “System Memory” and

Error

may be faulty or improp-

“Reseating DIMMs” in

 

erly seated.

Chapter 5.

 

 

 

Real Time

A real-time clock error

Run the System Board Devices

Clock Error

has occurred.

tests as described in “Running

 

 

the Dell Diagnostics” in

 

 

Chapter 3.

 

 

 

System

System management

See “System Memory” in

Management

memory may be faulty.

Chapter 5.

Memory Bad

 

 

System

Some system resources

See “Resolving Software and

Resource

conflict with the

Hardware Incompatibilities” in

Conflict

resources required by a

Chapter 4.

 

PCI device.

 

 

 

 

NOTE: The Glossary in the system Help defines abbreviations and acronyms.

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