Error messages

Error messages

These messages often indicate procedural errors such as typing an incorrect keystroke or trying to save a file to a write-protected diskette. Some messages, however, may indicate a problem that requires further troubleshooting. These are general messages and do not represent all possible error messages you might receive.

Diskette drive 0 seek to track 0 failed

■Restart your server, then open the System Options menu by pressing any key while your server restarts. When the System Options menu opens, select the BIOS Setup utility, then press ENTER. When the BIOS Setup utility opens, make sure that the drive settings are correct.

Error loading operating system

■The master boot record may be corrupt. For troubleshooting information, see “The master boot record is corrupted” on page 219.

Hard disk controller failure

■Make sure that the data cables to the hot swap hard drive cage are connected securely.

■Restart your server, then open the System Options menu by pressing any key while your server restarts. When the System Options menu opens, select the BIOS Setup utility, then press ENTER. When the BIOS Setup utility opens, make sure that the correct drive type is selected.

Hard disk controller failure - press F1 to try reboot

■The drive controller may be defective. Press F1 to try to restart the server. For more information about running diagnostics on your hard drive, see your operating system’s documentation.

Insert bootable media device

■Restart your server, then open the System Options menu by pressing any key while your server restarts. When the System Options menu opens, select the BIOS Setup utility, then press ENTER. When the BIOS Setup utility opens, make sure that the correct hard drive is set as the first bootable drive in the Boot menu.

■See “Your server does not recognize a SCSI drive” on page 218 for a possible solution.

Invalid configuration information

■Restart your server, then open the System Options menu by pressing any key while your server restarts. When the System Options menu opens, select the BIOS Setup utility, then press ENTER. When the BIOS Setup utility opens, make sure that the settings are correct.

■Reset the BIOS. For more information, see “Resetting the BIOS” on page 158.

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