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support.dell.com Beep Codes and System Messages C-5
Press <Del>
key to enter
SETUP or F1
key to
Continue...
A system configuration
error is detected, or the
hardware configuration
does not match the
system setup program
configuration data.
Check the system setup program
settings. See Appendix B, “Sys-
tem Setup Program.”
Press <Del>
to turn off
NMI, or any
key to reboot
A non-maskable interrupt
(NMI) has occurred.
Press carat (^) to reject the NMI
error, or press any other key to
restart the system.
RAM Parity
Error
One or more DIMMs
may be faulty or improp-
erly seated.
See “System Memory” and
“Reseating DIMMs” in
Chapter 5.
Real Time
Clock Error
A real-time clock error
has occurred.
Run the System Board Devices
tests as described in “Running
the Dell Diagnostics” in
Chapter 3.
System
Management
Memory Bad
System management
memory may be faulty.
See “System Memory” in
Chapter 5.
System
Resource
Conflict
Some system resources
conflict with the
resources required by a
PCI device.
See “Resolving Software and
Hardware Incompatibilities” in
Chapter 4.
Table C-2. System Messages (continued)
Message Possible Cause Corrective Action
NOTE: The Glossary in the system Help defines abbreviations and acronyms.