Dell 840 Personal Computer User Manual


 
About Your System 23
Plug & Play Configuration
Error
Error encountered in initializing
PCI device; faulty system board.
Install the NVRAM_CLR jumper and
reboot the system. See Figure 6-1 for
jumper location. Check for a BIOS
update. If the problem persists, see
"Troubleshooting Expansion Cards"
on page 108. If the problem persists,
see "Getting Help" on page 121.
Primary drive
n
configuration error
Primary drive 1 failure
Faulty hard-disk drive. Replace the hard-disk drive. See
"Troubleshooting SATA Hard Drives"
on page 105 or "Troubleshooting a
SAS RAID Controller" on page 107 in
for the appropriate drive(s) installed
in your system.
Read fault
Requested sector not
found
Faulty diskette, diskette drive,
optical drive, or hard drive.
Replace the diskette. Ensure that the
diskette, optical, and hard-drive cables
are properly connected. See
"Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on
page 101, "Troubleshooting an Optical
Drive" on page 102, "Troubleshooting
SATA Hard Drives" on page 105," or
"Troubleshooting a SAS RAID
Controller" on page 107" for the
appropriate drive(s) installed in your
system.
Remote Configuration
update attempt failed
System could not implement
Remote Configuration request.
Retry Remote Configuration.
ROM bad checksum =
address
Faulty or improperly installed
expansion card.
Remove and reseat the expansion
cards. See "Troubleshooting
Expansion Cards" on page 108.
SATA Port
n
hard disk
drive configuration error
SATA Port
n
hard disk
drive failure
SATA Port
n
hard disk
drive auto-sensing error
Faulty SATA hard drive. Replace the hard-disk drive. See
"Troubleshooting SATA Hard Drives"
on page 105 for the appropriate
drive(s) installed in your system.
Table 1-6. System Messages (continued)
Message Causes Corrective Actions