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System Messages - fan replacement

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Code (repetitive short beeps) 5 6 7 Description Suggested Remedy RTC power failure. Possible CMOS battery failure. • Replace the battery (see "Replacing the Battery" in the Service Manual on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com). • If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 141). Video BIOS test failure. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 141). CPU cache test failure. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 141). System Messages NOTE: If the message you received is not listed in the table, see the documentation for either the operating system or the program that was running when the message appeared. ALERT! PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS AT BOOTING THIS SYSTEM HAVE FAILED AT CHECKPOINT [NNNN]. FOR HELP IN RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM, PLEASE NOTE T H I S C H E C K P O I N T A N D C O N T A C T D E L L TE C H N I C A L S U P P O R T - The computer failed to complete the boot routine three consecutive times for the same error (see "Contacting Dell" on page 141 for assistance). C M O S C H E C K S U M E R R O R - Possible motherboard failure or RTC battery low. Replace the battery (see "Replacing the Battery" in the Service Manual on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com or see "Contacting Dell" on page 141 for assistance). C P U F A N F A I L U R E - CPU fan failure. Replace the CPU fan (see "Removing the Processor Heatsink" in the Service Manual on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com). D I S K E T T E D R I V E 0 S E E K F A I L U R E - A cable may be loose, or the computer configuration information may not match the hardware configuration. Check cable connections (see "Contacting Dell" on page 141 for assistance). Troubleshooting Tools 93

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Troubleshooting Tools
93
System Messages
NOTE:
If the message you received is not listed in the table, see the documentation
for either the operating system or the program that was running when the message
appeared.
5
RTC power failure.
Possible CMOS
battery failure.
•
Replace the battery (see "Replacing the
Battery" in the
Service Manual
on the
Dell Support website at
support.dell.com
).
•
If the problem persists, contact Dell (see
"Contacting Dell
" on page 141
).
6
Video BIOS test
failure.
Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on
page 141).
7
CPU cache test failure.
Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on
page 141).
A
LERT
! P
REVIOUS
ATTEMPTS
AT
BOOTING
THIS
SYSTEM
HAVE
FAILED
AT
CHECKPOINT
[
NNNN
]. F
OR
HELP
IN
RESOLVING
THIS
PROBLEM
,
PLEASE
NOTE
THIS
CHECKPOINT
AND
CONTACT
D
ELL
T
ECHNICAL
S
UPPORT
—
The computer
failed to complete the boot routine three consecutive times for the same error (see
"Contacting Dell" on page 141 for assistance).
CMOS
CHECKSUM
ERROR
—
Possible motherboard failure or RTC battery low.
Replace the battery (see "Replacing the Battery" in
the
Service Manual
on the Dell
Support website at
support.dell.com
or see "Contacting Dell" on page 141 for
assistance).
CPU
FAN
FAILURE
—
CPU fan failure. Replace the CPU fan (see "Removing the
Processor Heatsink" in
the
Service Manual
on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com
).
D
ISKETTE
DRIVE
0
SEEK
FAILURE
—
A cable may be loose, or the computer
configuration information may not match the hardware configuration. Check cable
connections (see "Contacting Dell" on page 141 for assistance).
Code
(repetitive
short beeps)
Description
Suggested Remedy