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Hard drive is about to fail. (Some hard drives | 1. | Determine if hard drive is giving correct | |
Failure | have a hard drive firmware patch that will fix an |
| error message. Run the Drive Protection |
| erroneous error message.) |
| System test under using F2 Diagnostics |
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| when booting the computer. |
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| 2. | Apply hard drive firmware patch |
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| if applicable. (Available at |
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| 3. | Back up contents and replace hard drive. |
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One or more SATA devices are improperly | Ensure SATA connectors are used in ascending | ||
| attached. For optimal performance, the SATA 0 | order. For one device, use SATA 0. For two | |
| and SATA 1 connectors must be used before | devices, use SATA 0 and SATA 1. For three | |
| SATA 2 and SATA 3. | devices, use SATA 0, SATA 1, and SATA 2. | |
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USB device used for USB key provisioning will | 1. | Try a different USB key device for | |
device | not allow BIOS to update provision file |
| provisioning. |
| properly. | 2. | If the error persists, update to the latest |
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| BIOS version and ME firmware version. |
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| 3. | If the error still persists, replace the |
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ME firmware is not properly responding to BIOS | 1. | Reboot the computer. | |
| query for version information. | 2. | If the error persists, update to the latest |
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| BIOS version and ME firmware version. |
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| 3. | If the error still persists, replace the |
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ME firmware must be updated to match current | 1. | Update to the latest ME firmware version. | |
| functionality contained in the system BIOS. | 2. | If the error persists and system BIOS has |
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| been recently updated, restore previous |
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| 3. | If the error still persists, replace the |
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Provisioning file contained on the USB key has | 1. | Recreate the provisioning file using third | |
header identifier | been corrupted or is not a valid version for the |
| party management console software. |
| current ME firmware. | 2. | If the error persists and system BIOS has |
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| been recently updated, restore previous |
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| system BIOS version. Otherwise, update |
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| the ME firmware version. |
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Provisioning file contained on the USB key is | 1. | Reboot the computer. | |
version | not a valid version for the current ME firmware. | 2. | If the error persists and system BIOS has |
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| been recently updated, restore previous |
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| system BIOS version. Otherwise, update |
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| the ME firmware version. |
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Invalid Electronic Serial Number | Electronic serial number is missing. | Enter the correct serial number in Computer | |
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