Warning Messages
A warning message alerts you to a possible problem and asks you to do something before execution continues. For example, before you format a
diskette, a message may warn you that you may lose all data on the diskette as a way to protect against inadvertently erasing or writing over the
data. These warning messages usually interrupt the procedure and require you to respond by typing a
y
(yes) or
n
(no).
Diagnostics Messages
When you run a test group or subtest in the
Dell Diagnostics
, an error message may result. These particular error messages are not covered in this
section. Record the message on a copy of your Diagnostics Checklist found in "
Getting Help
." Also see "
Getting Help
" for instructions on obtaining
technical assistance.
Diagnostic LEDs
1-2-3
DMA page register read/write failure
Run the
System Board Devices
tests in the
Dell Diagnostics
, if possible.
1-3
Video Memory Test failure
Run the
VESA/VGA Interface
tests in the
Dell Diagnostics
, if possible.
1-3-1
through 2-
4-4
RIMMs not being properly identified or used
See "
Troubleshooting System Memory
."
3-1-1
Slave DMA register failure
Run the
System Board Devices
tests in the
Dell Diagnostics
, if possible.
3-1-2
Master DMA register failure
Run the
System Board Devices
tests in the
Dell Diagnostics
, if possible.
3-1-3
Master interrupt mask register failure
See "
Getting Help
" for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.
3-1-4
Slave interrupt mask register failure
See "
Getting Help
" for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.
3-2-2
Interrupt vector loading failure
See "
Getting Help
" for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.
3-2-4
Keyboard Controller Test failure
Run the
Keyboard
tests in the
Dell Diagnostics
. Otherwise, see "
Getting Help
" for
instructions on obtaining technical assistance.
3-3-1
NVRAM power loss
Run the
System Board Devices
tests in the
Dell Diagnostics
, if possible.
3-3-2
NVRAM configuration
Run the
System Board Devices
tests in the
Dell Diagnostics
, if possible.
3-3-4
Video Memory Test failure
Run the
VESA/VGA Interface
tests in the
Dell Diagnostics
, if possible.
3-4-1
Screen initialization failure
Run the
VESA/VGA Interface
tests in the
Dell Diagnostics
, if possible.
3-4-2
Screen retrace failure
Run the
VESA/VGA Interface
tests in the
Dell Diagnostics
, if possible.
3-4-3
Search for video ROM failure
Run the
VESA/VGA Interface
tests in the
Dell Diagnostics
, if possible.
4-2-1
No timer tick
See "
Getting Help
" for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.
4-2-2
Shutdown failure
See "
Getting Help
" for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.
4-2-3
Gate A20 failure
See "
Getting Help
" for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.
4-2-4
Unexpected interrupt in protected mode
See "
Getting Help
" for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.
4-3-1
Memory failure above address 0FFFFh
Run the
System Memory
tests in the
Dell Diagnostics
, if possible.
4-3-3
Timer-chip counter 2 failure
See "
Getting Help
" for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.
4-3-4
Time-of-day clock stopped
See "
Getting Help
" for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.
4-4-1
Serial or parallel port test failure
Run the
Serial Ports
and the
Parallel Ports
tests in the
Dell Diagnostics
, if possible.
4-4-2
Failure to decompress code to shadowed
memory
Run the
System Board Devices
tests in the
Dell Diagnostics
, if possible.
4-4-3
Math-coprocessor test failure
Run the
System Board Devices
tests in the
Dell Diagnostics
, if possible.
4-4-4
Cache test failure
Run the
System Board Devices
tests in the
Dell Diagnostics
, if possible.
5-2-2-1
Mismatch Rambus dynamic random-access
memory (RDRAM) device count;
unsupported RIMM device count or
technology
Verify that both RIMM sockets contain a RIMM or Rambus continuity module (RCM). If
the problem recurs, replace the RIMM in socket B (if any), then the RIMM in socket A.
If the problem is still not resolved, see "
Getting Help
" for instructions on obtaining
technical assistance.
5-2-2-3
RDRAM levelization failure
Verify that both RIMM sockets contain a RIMM or RCM. If the problem recurs, replace
the RIMM in socket B (if any), then the RIMM in socket A. If the problem is still not
resolved, see "
Getting Help
" for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.
NOTE: Warning messages are generated by either your application programs or your operating system. See"
Software Checks
" and the
documentation that accompanied your operating system and application programs.
