Dell PowerEdge T100 Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 22

System Setup Options on, Enter the System Setup

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Table 1-6. System Messages (continued) Message No boot device available No boot sector on hard-disk drive No timer tick interrupt Causes Corrective Actions The system cannot find the If the diskette drive is your diskette or hard drive. boot device, ensure that a bootable disk is in the drive. If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure that the hard drive is installed, properly seated, and partitioned as a boot device. Enter the System Setup program and verify the boot sequence information. See "System Setup Options" on page 30. The system configuration information in the System Setup program might be incorrect. Enter the System Setup program and verify the system configuration information for the hard drive. See "System Setup Options" on page 30. If the message continues to appear after verifying the information in the System Setup program, the operating system might have been corrupted. Reinstall the operating system. See your operating system documentation for reinstallation information. A chip on the system board Run the system diagnostics. might be malfunctioning. See "Running the System Diagnostics" on page 129. 22 About Your System

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About Your System
No boot device
available
The system cannot find the
diskette or hard drive.
If the diskette drive is your
boot device, ensure that a
bootable disk is in the drive.
If the hard drive is your
boot device, ensure that the
hard drive is installed,
properly seated, and
partitioned as a boot
device.
Enter the System Setup
program and verify the boot
sequence information. See
"System Setup Options" on
page 30.
No boot sector on
hard-disk drive
The system configuration
information in the System
Setup program might be
incorrect.
Enter the System Setup
program and verify the
system configuration
information for the hard
drive. See "System Setup
Options" on page 30.
If the message continues to
appear after verifying the
information in the System
Setup program, the
operating system might
have been corrupted.
Reinstall the operating
system. See your operating
system documentation for
reinstallation information.
No timer tick
interrupt
A chip on the system board
might be malfunctioning.
Run the system diagnostics.
See "Running the System
Diagnostics" on page 129.
Table 1-6.
System Messages
(continued)
Message
Causes
Corrective Actions