Table C-2. System Messages (continued)
Message | Possible Cause | Corrective Action |
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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 |
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Continue... | system setup program |
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| configuration data. |
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Press <Del> | A | 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 |
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RAM Parity | One or more DIMMs | See “System Memory” and |
Error | may be faulty or improp- | “Reseating DIMMs” in |
| erly seated. | Chapter 5. |
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Real Time | A | Run the System Board Devices |
Clock Error | has occurred. | tests as described in “Running |
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| the Dell Diagnostics” in |
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| Chapter 3. |
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System | System management | See “System Memory” in |
Management | memory may be faulty. | Chapter 5. |
Memory Bad |
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System | Some system resources | See “Resolving Software and |
Resource | conflict with the | Hardware Incompatibilities” in |
Conflict | resources required by a | Chapter 4. |
| PCI device. |
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NOTE: The Glossary in the system Help defines abbreviations and acronyms.
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