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Table 1-7. System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Timer chip counter 2 failed Faulty system board. See "Getting Help" on page 147. Unsupported CPU combination Unsupported CPU stepping detected Microprocessor(s) is not supported by Install a supported microprocessor or the system. microprocessor combination. See "Processors" on page 93. Utility partition not available The key was pressed during POST, but no utility partition exists on the boot hard drive. Create a utility partition on the boot hard drive. See the CDs that came with your system. Warning! No micro code update loaded for processor 0 Micro code update failed. Update the BIOS firmware. See "Getting Help" on page 147. Warning: Embedded RAID firmware is not present. Embedded RAID firmware does not respond. See the RAID controller documentation for information about installing or updating the RAID firmware. Warning: Embedded RAID error. Embedded RAID firmware responds with an error. See "Troubleshooting a SAS or SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card" on page 126. See the RAID controller documentation for information about installing or updating the RAID firmware. Warning: The current memory configuration is not optimal. Dell recommends a population of 2, 4, or 8 DIMMs. DIMMs should be populated sequentially starting in slot 1. System has detected a legal but nonoptimal population of DIMMs (for example, 1 DIMM, 6 DIMMs, 4 DIMMs in slots 1, 2, 5, and 6, etc.). The system will run with all memory accessible but will experience suboptimal performance. Populate 2, 4, or 8 DIMMs sequentially beginning with slot 1. See "System Memory" on page 89. Write fault Write fault on selected drive Faulty diskette, optical/diskette drive assembly, hard drive, or hard-drive subsystem. See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 121, "Troubleshooting an Optical Drive" on page 123, and "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 124. NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the "Glossary" on page 169. 34 About Your System

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About Your System
Timer chip counter 2
failed
Faulty system board.
See "Getting Help" on page 147.
Unsupported CPU
combination
Microprocessor(s) is not supported by
the system.
Install a supported microprocessor or
microprocessor combination. See
"Processors" on page 93.
Unsupported CPU stepping
detected
Utility partition not
available
The <F10> key was pressed during
POST, but no utility partition exists
on the boot hard drive.
Create a utility partition on the boot
hard drive. See the CDs that came with
your system.
Warning! No micro code
update loaded for
processor 0
Micro code update failed.
Update the BIOS firmware. See "Getting
Help" on page 147.
Warning: Embedded RAID
firmware is not present.
Embedded RAID firmware does not
respond.
See the RAID controller documentation
for information about installing or
updating the RAID firmware.
Warning: Embedded RAID
error.
Embedded RAID firmware responds
with an error.
See "Troubleshooting a SAS or SAS
RAID Controller Daughter Card" on
page 126. See the RAID controller
documentation for information about
installing or updating the RAID
firmware.
Warning: The current
memory configuration is
not optimal. Dell
recommends a population of
2, 4, or 8 DIMMs. DIMMs
should be populated
sequentially starting in
slot 1.
System has detected a legal but non-
optimal population of DIMMs (for
example, 1 DIMM, 6 DIMMs,
4 DIMMs in slots 1, 2, 5, and 6, etc.).
The system will run with all memory
accessible but will experience sub-
optimal performance.
Populate 2, 4, or 8 DIMMs sequentially
beginning with slot 1. See "System
Memory" on page 89.
Write fault
Faulty diskette, optical/diskette drive
assembly, hard drive, or hard-drive
subsystem.
See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive"
on page 121, "Troubleshooting an
Optical Drive" on page 123, and
"Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on
page 124.
Write fault on selected
drive
NOTE:
For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the "Glossary" on page 169.
Table 1-7.
System Messages
(continued)
Message
Causes
Corrective Actions