System Beep Codes
When an error that cannot be reported on the monitor occurs during a boot routine, the system may emit a series of beeps that identify the problem.
When a beep code is emitted, record it on a copy of the Diagnostics Checklist in "
Getting Help
," and then look it up in
Table 2
-8
. If you are unable to resolve
the problem by looking up the meaning of the beep code, use the system diagnostics to identify the cause. If you are still unable to resolve the problem, see
"
Getting Help
."
Read fault
or hard drive.
Drive
," "
Troubleshooting a Tape Drive
," and "
Troubleshooting Hard
Drives
" in "Troubleshooting Your System." If the problem persists,
see "
Getting Help
."
Requested sector not found
Reset failed
Improperly connected diskette drive, tape drive,
hard drive, or power cable.
Ensure that all cables are securely connected. If the problem
persists, see "
Getting Help
."
ROM bad checksum =
address
Faulty or improperly installed expansion card.
See "
Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
" in "Troubleshooting Your
System."
Secondary drive
n
not found
The secondary IDE controller is enabled in the
System Setup program, but no drive is attached;
improperly installed hard drive; loose interface or
power cable.
Run the System Setup program to correct the drive settings (see
"Using the System Setup Program" in your
User's Guide
). If the
problem persists, see "
Troubleshooting Hard Drives
" in
"Troubleshooting Your System."
Sector not found
Faulty diskette or hard drive.
Replace the diskette. If the problem persists, see "
Troubleshooting
Hard Drives
" in "Troubleshooting Your System." If the problem
persists, see "
Getting Help
."
Seek error
Seek operation failed
Shutdown failure
Shutdown test failure.
See "
Troubleshooting System Memory
" in "Troubleshooting Your
System."
Time-of-day clock stopped
Faulty battery.
See "
Troubleshooting the System Battery
" in "Troubleshooting Your
System."
Time-of-day not set - please
run SETUP program
Incorrect
Time
or
Date
settings; faulty system
battery.
Check the
Time
and
Date
settings (see "Using the System Setup
Program" in your
User's Guide
). If the problem persists, replace the
system battery (see "
System Battery
" in "Installing System
Options").
Timer chip counter 2 failed
Faulty system board.
See "
Getting Help
."
Unexpected interrupt in
protected mode
Faulty or improperly installed memory modules or
faulty system board.
See "
Troubleshooting System Memory
" in "Troubleshooting Your
System." If the problem persists, see "
Getting Help
."
Unsupported CPU stepping
detected
Microprocessor is not supported by the system.
Update the BIOS firmware (see "
Getting Help
").
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 "Using the Dell
OpenManage Server Assistant CD" in your
User's Guide
).
Warning! No microcode update
loaded for processor
n
BIOS error.
Update the BIOS firmware (see "
Getting Help
").
Write fault
Faulty diskette, CD drive, diskette drive, hard drive,
or hard-drive subsystem.
See "
Troubleshooting the Diskette Drive
," "
Troubleshooting a CD
Drive
," and "
Troubleshooting Hard Drives
" in "Troubleshooting Your
System."
Write fault on selected drive
NOTE:
If the system boots without a keyboard, mouse, or monitor attached, the system will not issue beep codes related to these peripherals.
