Dell 2100 Service Manual page 49

3-4 Dell PowerEdge 2100/180 and 2100/200 Systems Service Manual
Table 3-2. System Error Messages
Message
Operating
system not
found
System
cache error
- Cache dis-
abled
System
timer error
Real-time
clock error
Keyboard
controller
error
EISA con-
figuration
NVRAM bad
EISA con-
figuration
error
Invalid CPU
speed
detected -
Check jump-
ers
Memory size
limit
exceeded
Definition
The system did not
find a bootable oper-
ating system.
The microprocessor
chip malfunctioned.
A chip on the sys-
tem board malfunc-
tioned.
The real-time clock
on the system board
malfunctioned.
A cable may be
loose, the keyboard
may be faulty, or the
keyboard controller
is defective.
The EISA jumper
may have been acci-
dentally installed.
The EISA configu-
ration data in
NVRAM does not
match the installed
EISA expansion
cards.
The microprocessor
speed jumper plug
may be absent or
installed on the
wrong jumper pins.
The size of installed
DIMM memory is
greater than
256 MB.
(Continued)
Probable Causes
Use a diskette with a
bootable operating
system on it in drive
A, or load a bootable
operating system
from the hard-disk
drive.
Defective micro-
processor or system
board.
Defective micro-
processor or system
board.
Defective micro-
processor or system
board.
Defective keyboard,
keyboard cable, or
system board.
Be sure the EISA
jumper is removed;
then reboot the sys-
tem, and restore the
EISA configuration.
Be sure the EISA
expansion cards are
properly seated; then
run the EISA configu-
ration utility.
Check the micro-
processor speed
jumpers.
Verify that the total
installed DIMM
memory does not
exceed 256 MB.