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Messages and Codes: Dell Precision™ WorkStation 420 Systems User's Guide
Overview
System Messages
System Beep Codes
Warning Messages
Overview
Your application programs, operating system, and the computer itself are capable of identifying problems and alerting you to them. When a
problem occurs, a message may appear on your monitor screen or a beep code may sound. See
for information about each message or beep code.
System Messages
If you receive a system message, see
listed alphabetically.
NOTE: If the system message you received is not listed in the table, check the documentation for the application program that you were
running at the time the message appeared and/or the operating system documentation for an explanation of the message and a
recommended action.
Table 1. System Messages
Message
Address mark not found
Alert! Card-cage fan not detected.
Alert! Cover was previously removed.
Alert! Hard drive thermal probe not
detected.
Alert! Power supply fan failure.
Alert! Previous card-cage fan failure.
Alert! Previous hard drive temperature
failure.
Alert! Previous power supply fan failure.
Alert! Previous shutdown due to thermal
event.
Table 1
for suggestions on resolving any problems indicated by the message. The system messages are
Cause
The basic input/output system
(BIOS) found a faulty disk sector or
could not find a particular disk
sector.
Expansion card cage fan is not
installed in mini tower chassis;
expansion card cage fan has failed;
expansion card cage fan is not
connected to the system board.
The computer cover was removed.
No hard-disk drive thermal probe is
installed; system has a defective
thermal probe; thermal probe cable
is not connected to the control panel.
Power supply fan has failed or is
blocked.
Expansion card cage fan has failed
or is blocked.
Hard-disk drive(s) exceeded
recommended operating
temperature range during the
previous operating session.
Power supply fan failed or was
blocked during the previous
operating session.
Microprocessor(s) or hard-disk drive
(s) exceeded recommended
operating temperature range during
the previous operating session.
System was shut down to protect the
components.
Diagnostics Messages
Diagnostic LEDs
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Platform Event
Traps
"System
Messages" or
Action
See
"Troubleshooting
Ensure that an operational expansion
card cage fan is installed and connected
to the system board.
Reset
Ensure that an operational hard-disk drive
thermal probe is installed and connected
to the control panel.
Ensure that an operational power supply
fan is installed and that chassis ventilation
slots are not blocked.
Ensure that an operational expansion
card cage fan is installed, connected to
the system board, and that chassis
ventilation slots are not blocked.
Ensure that fans are operational and that
chassis ventilation slots are not blocked.
Ensure that an operational power supply
fan is installed and that chassis ventilation
slots are not blocked.
Ensure that fans are operational and that
chassis ventilation slots are not blocked.
"System Beep
Codes"
Drives."
Chassis Intrusion
in System Setup.
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Troubleshooting
