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Table 1-8. System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Read fault The operating system cannot read Requested sector not found from the diskette or hard drive, the system could not find a particular sector on the disk, or the requested sector is defective. Replace the diskette. Ensure that the diskette and hard drive cables are properly connected. See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 108, "Troubleshooting an Optical Drive" on page 109, or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 110 for the appropriate drive(s) installed in your system. Remote Access Controller cable error or incorrect card in the RAC slot. RAC cables not connected, or RAC Check that the RAC cables are card installed in wrong expansion slot. connected, and that the RAC card is installed in the correct expansion slot. See "RAC Card" on page 56. Remote Access Controller not installed in the RAC slot. RAC card installed in wrong expansion slot. Check that the RAC card is installed in the correct expansion slot. See "RAC Card" on page 56. Remote configuration update attempt failed System unable to process Remote Configuration request. Retry Remote Configuration. ROM bad checksum = address Expansion card improperly installed or Reseat the expansion cards. Ensure that faulty. all appropriate cables are securely connected to the expansion cards. If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" on page 113. SAS port n hard disk drive SAS cables are not properly seated, or See "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on not found drive missing. page 110. Sector not found Seek error Seek operation failed Faulty diskette or hard drive. See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 108 or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 110 for the appropriate drive(s) installed in your system. Shutdown failure Shutdown test failure. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 106. The amount of system memory has changed Memory has been added or removed or a memory module may be faulty. If memory has been added or removed, this message is informative and can be ignored. If memory has not been added or removed, check the SEL to determine if single-bit or multi-bit errors were detected and replace the faulty memory module. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 106. 28 About Your System

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About Your System
Read fault
Requested sector not found
The operating system cannot read
from the diskette or hard drive, the
system could not find a particular
sector on the disk, or the requested
sector is defective.
Replace the diskette. Ensure that the
diskette and hard drive cables are
properly connected. See
"Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on
page 108, "Troubleshooting an Optical
Drive" on page 109, or "Troubleshooting
a Hard Drive" on page 110 for the
appropriate drive(s) installed in your
system.
Remote Access Controller
cable error or incorrect
card in the RAC slot.
RAC cables not connected, or RAC
card installed in wrong expansion slot.
Check that the RAC cables are
connected, and that the RAC card is
installed in the correct expansion slot.
See "RAC Card" on page 56.
Remote Access Controller
not installed in the RAC
slot.
RAC card installed in wrong
expansion slot.
Check that the RAC card is installed in
the correct expansion slot. See "RAC
Card" on page 56.
Remote configuration
update attempt failed
System unable to process Remote
Configuration request.
Retry Remote Configuration.
ROM bad checksum =
address
Expansion card improperly installed or
faulty.
Reseat the expansion cards. Ensure that
all appropriate cables are securely
connected to the expansion cards. If the
problem persists, see "Troubleshooting
Expansion Cards" on page 113.
SAS port
n
hard disk drive
not found
SAS cables are not properly seated, or
drive missing.
See "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on
page 110.
Sector not found
Seek error
Seek operation failed
Faulty diskette or hard drive.
See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive"
on page 108 or "Troubleshooting a Hard
Drive" on page 110 for the appropriate
drive(s) installed in your system.
Shutdown failure
Shutdown test failure.
See "Troubleshooting System Memory"
on page 106.
The amount of system
memory has changed
Memory has been added or removed
or a memory module may be faulty.
If memory has been added or removed,
this message is informative and can be
ignored. If memory has not been added
or removed, check the SEL to determine
if single-bit or multi-bit errors were
detected and replace the faulty memory
module. See "Troubleshooting System
Memory" on page 106.
Table 1-8.
System Messages
(continued)
Message
Causes
Corrective Actions