Dell GX240 manual C o m p u t e r M e s s a g e s, Message, Cause, Action, Run the System Board

C o m p u t e r M e s s a g e s

Message	Cause	Action
Time-of-day not	The time or date displayed	Enter system setup and
set	in the computer	correct the date or time.
	configuration information
	does not match the
	computer clock.
Timer chip counter	A chip on the system board	Run the System Board
2 failed	might be malfunctioning.	Devices tests in the Dell
		Diagnostics.

Unexpected		The keyboard controller
interrupt	in	may be malfunctioning, or
protected	mode	one or more DIMMs may
		be loose.

Run the System Memory and the Keyboard tests in the Dell Diagnostics.

WARNING: Dell's	Power-on self-test (POST)	Once your computer
Disk Monitoring	has queried the enhanced	finishes booting,
System has	integrated drive	immediately back up your
detected that	electronics (EIDE) drive	data and replace your hard
drive [0/1] on the	for status information.	drive. Restore the data to
[primary/secondary	The drive has returned a	the replaced drive.
] EIDE controller	parameter from the call	If a replacement drive is
is operating	that indicates it has
		not immediately available
outside of normal	detected possible error
		and the drive is not the
specifications. It	conditions for its operating
		only bootable drive, enter
is advisable to	specifications.	system setup and change
immediately back
		the appropriate drive
up your data and
		setting to None. Remove
replace your hard
		the drive from the
drive by calling
		computer. This should be
your support desk
		done only after you have
or Dell
		backed up the data.
Write fault	The operating system	See “Floppy Drive
Write fault on	cannot write to the floppy	Problems” or “Hard Drive
	or hard drive.	Problems.”
selected drive

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