Table 1-4. System Messages (continued)

Message

Causes

Corrective Actions

 

 

 

Decreasing

One or more memory

Reinstall the memory

available memory

modules might be

modules and, if necessary,

 

improperly seated or faulty.

replace them. See "System

 

 

Memory" on page 81.

 

 

See "Troubleshooting

 

 

System Memory" on

 

 

page 108.

 

 

 

Diskette read

Faulty or improperly

Replace the diskette.

failure

inserted diskette.

 

 

 

 

Diskette subsystem

Faulty diskette drive or

Ensure that the diskette

reset failed

optical drive controller.

drive and optical drive

 

 

cables are properly

 

 

connected. See

 

 

"Troubleshooting a USB

 

 

Device" on page 102 and

 

 

"Troubleshooting an

 

 

Optical Drive" on page 110.

 

 

If the problem persists, see

 

 

"Getting Help" on

 

 

page 127.

 

 

 

Drive not ready

Diskette missing or

Reinsert or replace the

 

improperly inserted in

diskette.

 

diskette drive.

 

 

 

 

Error: Incorrect

The installed memory

See "Memory Module

memory

modules are not matched

Installation Guidelines" on

configuration.

pairs.

page 81.

Ensure memory in

 

 

slots DIMM1_A and

 

 

DIMM1_B, DIMM2_A

 

 

and DIMM2_B match

 

 

identically in

 

 

size, speed and

 

 

rank.

 

 

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