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Warning Messages

A warning message alerts you to a possible problem and asks you to do something before execution continues. For example, before you format a

diskette, a message may warn you that you may lose all data on the diskette as a way to protect against inadvertently erasing or writing over the

data. These warning messages usually interrupt the procedure and require you to respond by typing a

y

(yes) or

n

(no).

Diagnostics Messages

When you run a test group or subtest in the

Dell Diagnostics

, an error message may result. These particular error messages are not covered in this

section. Record the message on a copy of your Diagnostics Checklist found in "

Getting Help

." Also see "

Getting Help

" for instructions on obtaining

technical assistance.

Diagnostic LEDs

1-2-3

DMA page register read/write failure

Run the

System Board Devices

tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

, if possible.

1-3

Video Memory Test failure

Run the

VESA/VGA Interface

tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

, if possible.

1-3-1

through 2-

4-4

RIMMs not being properly identified or used

See "

Troubleshooting System Memory

."

3-1-1

Slave DMA register failure

Run the


tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

, if possible.

3-1-2

Master DMA register failure

Run the


tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

, if possible.

3-1-3

Master interrupt mask register failure

See "

Getting Help

" for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.

3-1-4

Slave interrupt mask register failure

See "

Getting Help


3-2-2

Interrupt vector loading failure

See "

Getting Help


3-2-4

Keyboard Controller Test failure

Run the

Keyboard

tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

. Otherwise, see "

Getting Help

" for

instructions on obtaining technical assistance.

3-3-1

NVRAM power loss

Run the


tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

, if possible.

3-3-2

NVRAM configuration

Run the


tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

, if possible.

3-3-4

Video Memory Test failure

Run the

VESA/VGA Interface

tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

, if possible.

3-4-1

Screen initialization failure

Run the

VESA/VGA Interface

tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

, if possible.

3-4-2

Screen retrace failure

Run the

VESA/VGA Interface

tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

, if possible.

3-4-3

Search for video ROM failure

Run the

VESA/VGA Interface

tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

, if possible.

4-2-1

No timer tick

See "

Getting Help


4-2-2

Shutdown failure

See "

Getting Help


4-2-3

Gate A20 failure

See "

Getting Help


4-2-4

Unexpected interrupt in protected mode

See "

Getting Help


4-3-1

Memory failure above address 0FFFFh

Run the

System Memory

tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

, if possible.

4-3-3

Timer-chip counter 2 failure

See "

Getting Help


4-3-4

Time-of-day clock stopped

See "

Getting Help


4-4-1

Serial or parallel port test failure

Run the

Serial Ports

and the

Parallel Ports

tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

, if possible.

4-4-2

Failure to decompress code to shadowed

memory

Run the


tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

, if possible.

4-4-3

Math-coprocessor test failure

Run the


tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

, if possible.

4-4-4

Cache test failure

Run the


tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

, if possible.

5-2-2-1

Mismatch Rambus dynamic random-access

memory (RDRAM) device count;

unsupported RIMM device count or

technology

Verify that both RIMM sockets contain a RIMM or Rambus continuity module (RCM). If

the problem recurs, replace the RIMM in socket B (if any), then the RIMM in socket A.

If the problem is still not resolved, see "

Getting Help

" for instructions on obtaining

technical assistance.

5-2-2-3

RDRAM levelization failure

Verify that both RIMM sockets contain a RIMM or RCM. If the problem recurs, replace

the RIMM in socket B (if any), then the RIMM in socket A. If the problem is still not

resolved, see "

Getting Help


NOTE: Warning messages are generated by either your application programs or your operating system. See"

Software Checks

" and the

documentation that accompanied your operating system and application programs.

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