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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Dell R300 ROM bad checksum =, Sata Port x drive, Not found, Sector not found, Seek error, Seek operation, Shutdown failure