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Timer chip counter 2
failed
Faulty system board. See "Getting Help" on page 147.
Unsupported CPU
combination
Microprocessor(s) is not supported by
the system.
Install a supported microprocessor or
microprocessor combination. See
"Processors" on page 93.
Unsupported CPU stepping
detected
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 the CDs that came with
your system.
Warning! No micro code
update loaded for
processor 0
Micro code update failed. Update the BIOS firmware. See "Getting
Help" on page 147.
Warning: Embedded RAID
firmware is not present.
Embedded RAID firmware does not
respond.
See the RAID controller documentation
for information about installing or
updating the RAID firmware.
Warning: Embedded RAID
error.
Embedded RAID firmware responds
with an error.
See "Troubleshooting a SAS or SAS
RAID Controller Daughter Card" on
page 126. See the RAID controller
documentation for information about
installing or updating the RAID
firmware.
Warning: The current
memory configuration is
not optimal. Dell
recommends a population of
2, 4, or 8 DIMMs. DIMMs
should be populated
sequentially starting in
slot 1.
System has detected a legal but non-
optimal population of DIMMs (for
example, 1 DIMM, 6 DIMMs,
4 DIMMs in slots 1, 2, 5, and 6, etc.).
The system will run with all memory
accessible but will experience sub-
optimal performance.
Populate 2, 4, or 8 DIMMs sequentially
beginning with slot 1. See "System
Memory" on page 89.
Write fault Faulty diskette, optical/diskette drive
assembly, hard drive, or hard-drive
subsystem.
See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive"
on page 121, "Troubleshooting an
Optical Drive" on page 123, and
"Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on
page 124.
Write fault on selected
drive
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the "Glossary" on page 169.
Table 1-7. System Messages (continued)
Message Causes Corrective Actions
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