Table 1-8. System Messages (continued)

Message

Causes

Corrective Actions

 

 

 

Read fault

The operating system

Replace the diskette.

Requested sector

cannot read from the hard

Ensure that the diskette

drive, the system could

and hard drive cables are

not found

not find a particular

properly connected. See

 

 

sector on the disk, or the

"Troubleshooting an

 

requested sector is

Optical Drive" on page 158,

 

defective.

or "Troubleshooting a Hard

 

 

Drive" on page 159 for the

 

 

appropriate drive(s)

 

 

installed in your system.

 

 

 

Remote Access

RAC cables are not

Check that the RAC cables

Controller cable

connected, or RAC card is

are connected, and that the

error or incorrect

installed in the wrong

RAC card is installed in the

card in the RAC

expansion slot.

correct expansion slot. See

slot.

 

"RAC Card" on page 83.

 

 

 

Remote Access

RAC card is installed in

Check that the RAC card is

Controller not

the wrong expansion slot.

installed in the correct

installed in the

 

expansion slot. See "RAC

RAC slot.

 

Card" on page 83.

 

 

 

Remote

System unable to process

Retry Remote

configuration

Remote Configuration

Configuration.

update attempt

request.

 

failed

 

 

ROM bad checksum =

An expansion card is

address

improperly installed or is

 

faulty.

Reseat the expansion cards. Ensure that all appropriate cables are securely connected to the expansion cards. If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" on page 164.

Sector not found Faulty hard drive.

See "Troubleshooting a

Seek

error

Hard Drive" on page 159.

 

Seek

operation

 

failed

 

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