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18 About Your System
Alert! CPU fan failure. The processor cooling fan is faulty or
the fan assembly is not installed
correctly.
Ensure that the processor cooling shroud
is properly installed. See
"Troubleshooting System Cooling
Problems" on page 86 and
"Microprocessor" on page 62.
Alert! Error initializing
PCI Express slot n (or
bridge).
The system encountered a problem
while trying to configure a PCIe
expansion card.
See "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards"
on page 93.
Alert! Incompatible
processor detected.
Use only Dell supported processors. See
the Getting Started Guide for a list of
supported processors.
Alert! OS Install Mode
enabled. Amount of
available memory limited
to 256MB.
The OS Install Mode option in the
System Setup program is set to On.
This limits the amount of available
memory to 256 MB because some
operating systems will not complete
installation with more than 2 GB of
system memory.
After the operating system is installed,
enter the System Setup program and set
the OS Install Mode option to Off. See
"Using the System Setup Program" on
page 27.
Alert! Previous fan
failure.
The fan caused errors the last time the
system was used.
Ensure that nothing is blocking the
airflow vents and that all fans are
properly installed and operating
correctly. See "Troubleshooting System
Cooling Problems" on page 86.
Alert! Previous attempts
at booting this system
have failed at checkpoint
[nnnn]. For help in
resolving this problem,
please note this
checkpoint and contact
Dell Technical Support.
The system failed to complete the
boot routine three consecutive times
for the same error.
See "Getting Help" on page 107.
Alert! Previous Processor
Thermal Failure
The processor overheated the last
time the system was used.
Ensure that nothing is blocking the
airflow vents and that all fans are
properly installed and operating
correctly. Also, ensure that the processor
heat sink is properly installed. See
"Microprocessor" on page 62.
Table 1-6. System Messages (continued)
Message Causes Corrective Actions
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