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Beep Codes and Error Messages 3-11
System halted System locked up
because the processor
is not the correct
revision.
System processor is not
a type supported by Dell
and more than 512 MB of
RAM is installed.
Terminator/
processor card
not installed!
System halted!
System does not have
terminator card or
secondary processor.
Terminator card or
secondary processor is
improperly installed or is
not installed.
Time-of-day
clock stopped
System battery is low. Defective battery or
faulty chip (defective sys-
tem board).
Time-of-day not
set
Time or Date settings in
System Setup program
are incorrect, or the sys-
tem battery does not
work.
Incorrect Time or Date
settings, or defective sys-
tem battery.
Timer chip
counter 2
failed
Timer circuit on system
board is malfunctioning.
Defective system board.
WARNING: Dell’s
Disk Monitor-
ing System has
detected that
drive [0/1] on
the [0/1] EIDE
controller is
operating out-
side of normal
specifica-
tions. It is
advisable to
immediately
back up your
data and
replace your
hard-disk drive
by calling your
support desk or
Dell Computer
Corporation.
POST queried EIDE
drive for status. Drive
detected possible error
conditions.
Unreliable or defective
drive.
Write fault
Write fault on
selected drive
MS-DOS cannot write
to diskette or hard-disk
drive.
Faulty diskette or hard-
disk drive.