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Table 1-7. System Messages (continued)

Message	Causes	Corrective Actions
ROM bad checksum =	Expansion card	Reseat the expansion card(s).
address	improperly installed or	Ensure that all appropriate
	faulty.	cables are securely connected
		to the expansion card(s). If
		the problem persists, see
		"Troubleshooting Expansion
		Cards" on page 147.

SATA PORT x drive	SATA port x was turned
not found	on in setup, but a drive
	was not found.

See "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 142 for the appropriate drive(s) installed in your system.

Sector not found	Faulty hard drive, USB	See "Troubleshooting a USB
Seek error	device, or. USB medium.	Device" on page 127,
		"Troubleshooting an Internal
Seek operation
		USB Key" on page 137, and
failed
		"Troubleshooting a Hard
		Drive" on page 142.
Shutdown failure	Shutdown test failure.	See "Troubleshooting System
		Memory" on page 135.

The amount of	Memory has been added
system memory has	or removed or a memory
changed	module may be faulty.

Time-of-day clock	Faulty battery or faulty
stopped	chip.

If memory has been added or removed, this message is informative and can be ignored. If memory has not been added or removed, check the SEL to determine if single-bit or multi-bit errors were detected and replace the faulty memory module. See "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 142.

See "Troubleshooting the System Battery" on page 132.

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