Dell 840 Personal Computer User Manual


 
24 About Your System
SATA Port
n
hard disk not
found
SATA hard drive not connected to
port n.
Ensure that the hard-drive cable is
properly connected. See "Hard Drives"
on page 53.
If a drive is not connected to port n,
check that the SATA port is disabled
in the System Setup program. See
"Using the System Setup Program" on
page 29.
Sector not found
Seek error
Seek operation failed
Faulty diskette or hard drive. Replace the diskette. If the problem
persists, see "Troubleshooting SATA
Hard Drives" on page 105 or
"Troubleshooting a SAS RAID
Controller" on page 107 for the
appropriate drive installed in your
system.
Shutdown failure Shutdown test failure. Ensure that all memory modules are
properly installed. See
"Troubleshooting System Memory" on
page 100. If the problem persists, see
"Getting Help" on page 121.
The amount of system
memory has changed.
Faulty memory module. See "Troubleshooting System
Memory" on page 100. If the problem
persists, see "Getting Help" on
page 121.
The amount of tested
memory is below the
minimum system
configuration. System
halted!
Invalid memory configuration See "General Memory Module
Installation Guidelines" on page 76.
Faulty memory module. See "Troubleshooting System
Memory" on page 100. If the problem
persists, see "Getting Help" on
page 121."
Time-of-day clock stopped Faulty battery; faulty system board. See "Troubleshooting the System
Battery" on page 98. If the problem
persists, see "Getting Help" on
page 121.
Table 1-6. System Messages (continued)
Message Causes Corrective Actions