Dell T1700 owner manual Beep Code, Error Messages

Amber LED State	Description
3,7	some other failure with messages on screen

Beep Code

The computer can emit a series of beeps during start-up if the display does not show errors or problems. These series of beeps, called beep codes, identify various problems. The delay between each beep is 300 ms, the delay between each set of beeps is 3 sec, and the beep sound lasts 300 ms. After each beep and each set of beeps, the BIOS should detect if the user presses the power button. If so, BIOS will jump out from looping and execute the normal shutdown process and power system.

Code	1-3-2
Cause	Memory failure
Error Messages
Error Message	Description
Address mark not	The BIOS found a faulty disk sector or could not find a particular disk sector.
found
Alert! Previous	The computer failed to complete the boot routine three consecutive times for the same error.
attempts at booting	Contact Dell and report the checkpoint code (nnnn) to the support technician
this system have
failed at checkpoint

[nnnn].For help in

resolving this problem, please note this checkpoint and contact Dell Technical Support.

Alert! Security	The MFG_MODE jumper has been set and AMT Management features are disabled until it is
override Jumper is	removed.
installed.
Attachment failed to	The floppy or hard drive controller cannot send data to the associated drive.
respond
Bad command or file	Ensure that you have spelled the command correctly, put spaces in the proper place, and used
name	the correct pathname.
Bad error-correction	The floppy or hard drive controller detected an uncorrectable read error.
code (ECC) on disk
read
Controller has failed	The hard drive or the associated controller is defective.
Data error	The floppy or hard drive cannot read the data. For the Windows operating system, run the
	chkdsk utility to check the file structure of the floppy or hard drive. For any other operating
	system, run the appropriate corresponding utility.

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