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Table 3-2. System Error Messages (continued) Message Definition Probable Causes Seek error MS-DOS unable to locate specific track on diskette or hard-disk drive. Defective diskette or hard-disk drive. Seek operation failed System could not find Faulty diskette or hardparticular address mark disk drive. on disk. Shutdown fail- System board chip ure faulty. Defective system board. Time-of-day Backup battery low. clock stopped Defective battery or faulty chip (defective system board). Time-of-day not set Time or date setting in System Setup program incorrect, or system battery bad. Incorrect Time or Date settings or defective system battery. Timer chip counter 2 failed Timer circuit on system Defective system board. board malfunctioning. Unexpected interrupt in protected mode Keyboard/mouse controller malfunctioning, or one or more DIMMs improperly seated. Improperly seated DIMMs or faulty keyboard/mouse controller chip (defective system board). Write fault Write fault on selected drive MS-DOS cannot write to diskette or hard-disk drive. Faulty diskette or harddisk drive. Beep Codes and Error Messages 3-9

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Beep Codes and Error Messages
3-9
Seek error
MS-DOS unable to
locate specific track on
diskette or hard-disk
drive.
Defective diskette or
hard-disk drive.
Seek opera-
tion failed
System could not find
particular address mark
on disk.
Faulty diskette or hard-
disk drive.
Shutdown fail-
ure
System board chip
faulty.
Defective system board.
Time-of-day
clock stopped
Backup battery low.
Defective battery or
faulty chip (defective sys-
tem board).
Time-of-day
not set
Time or date setting in
System Setup program
incorrect, or system bat-
tery bad.
Incorrect Time or Date
settings or defective sys-
tem battery.
Timer chip
counter 2
failed
Timer circuit on system
board malfunctioning.
Defective system board.
Unexpected
interrupt in
protected mode
Keyboard/mouse con-
troller malfunctioning,
or one or more DIMMs
improperly seated.
Improperly seated
DIMMs or faulty key-
board/mouse controller
chip (defective system
board).
Write fault
Write fault
on selected
drive
MS-DOS cannot write
to diskette or hard-disk
drive.
Faulty diskette or hard-
disk drive.
Table 3-2.
System Error Messages
(continued)
Message
Definition
Probable Causes