202 Solving Problemsw w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o mWarning MessagesA warning message alerts you to a possible problem and asks you to dosomething before execution continues. For example, before you format afloppy, a message may warn you that you may lose all data on the floppy as away to protect against inadvertently erasing or writing over the data. Thesewarning messages usually interrupt the procedure and require you torespond by typing y (yes) or n (no).4-2-2 Shutdown failure See “Getting Help” for instructions onobtaining technical assistance.4-2-3 Gate A20 failure See “Getting Help” for instructions onobtaining technical assistance.4-2-4 Unexpected interruptin protected modeSee “Getting Help” for instructions onobtaining technical assistance.4-3-1 Memory failure aboveaddress 0FFFFhRun the System Memory tests in theDell Diagnostics.4-3-3 Timer-chip counter 2failureSee “Getting Help” for instructions onobtaining technical assistance.4-3-4 Time-of-day clockstoppedSee “Getting Help” for instructions onobtaining technical assistance.4-4-1 Serial or parallel porttest failureRun the Serial Ports and the ParallelPorts tests in the Dell Diagnostics.4-4-2 Failure to decompresscode to shadowedmemoryRun the System Board Devices tests inthe Dell Diagnostics, if possible.4-4-3 Math-coprocessor testfailureRun the System Board Devices tests inthe Dell Diagnostics, if possible.4-4-4 Cache test failure Run the System Board Devices tests inthe Dell Diagnostics if possible.C o m p u t e r B e e p C o d e sCode Cause Action
