Message

Causes

Corrective Actions

 

 

 

Write fault

Faulty USB device or

Replace the USB medium or

Write fault on

medium, optical drive

device. Ensure that the USB

assembly, hard drive, or hard-

or SATA cables are properly

selected drive.

drive subsystem.

connected. See

 

 

 

"Troubleshooting a USB

 

 

Device" on page 110,

 

 

"Troubleshooting an Optical

 

 

Drive" on page 119, and

 

 

"Troubleshooting a Hard

 

 

Drive" on page 120.

NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the "Glossary" on page 135.

Warning Messages

A warning message alerts you to a possible problem and prompts you to respond before the system continues a task. For example, before you format a hard drive, a message will warn you that you may lose all data on the hard drive. Warning messages usually interrupt the task and require you to respond by typing y (yes) or n (no).

NOTE: Warning messages are generated by either the application or the operating system. For more information, see the documentation that accompanied the operating system or application.

Diagnostics Messages

The system diagnostic utilities may issue messages if you run diagnostic tests on your system. See "Running the System Diagnostics" on page 125 for more information about system diagnostics.

Alert Messages

Systems management software generates alert messages for your system. Alert messages include information, status, warning, and failure messages for drive, temperature, fan, and power conditions. For more information, see the systems management software documentation.

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