Dell PowerEdge R905 Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 42

Table 1-8. System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Write fault Write fault on selected drive Faulty optical drive, hard drive, or hard-drive subsystem. See "Troubleshooting an Optical Drive" on page 158 or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 159. NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see "Glossary" on page 181. Warning Messages A warning message alerts you to a possible problem and prompts you to respond before the system continues a task. For example, before you format a diskette, a message will warn you that you may lose all data on the diskette. Warning messages usually interrupt the task and require you to respond by typing y (yes) or n (no). NOTE: Warning messages are generated by either the application or the operating system. For more information, see the documentation that accompanied the operating system or application. Diagnostics Messages The system diagnostic utilities produce messages from diagnostic tests run on your system. See "Running the System Diagnostics" on page 167 for more information about system diagnostics. Alert Messages Systems management software generates alert messages for your system. Alert messages include information, status, warning, and failure messages for drive, temperature, fan, and power conditions. For more information, see the systems management software documentation. 42 About Your System