Dell PowerEdge 6850 System Installation Manual

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System Beep CodesIf an error that cannot be reported on the screen occurs during POST, the system may emit a series of beeps that identifies the problem.If a beep code is emitted, write down the series of beeps and then look it up in Table 2-9. If you are unable to resolve the problem by looking up the meaningof the beep code, use system diagnostics to identify the possible cause. See "Running the System Diagnostics" for more information. If you are still unable toresolve the problem, see "Getting Help."Table 2-9. System Beep Codesx of the embedded RAID subsystem. changed from SCSI tooptional RAID sinceprevious system boot.controller used with the drives.Warning! No microcode update loaded forprocessor nUnsupported processor. Update the BIOS firmware using the Dell Support website atsupport.dell.com.Write faultWrite fault on selected driveFaulty diskette, diskettedrive, optical drive, harddrive.Replace the diskette. Ensure that the diskette drive, optical drive, andhard- drive cables are properly connected. See "Troubleshooting aDiskette Drive," "Troubleshooting an Optical Drive," or "TroubleshootingSCSI Hard Drives" in "Troubleshooting Your System" for the appropriatedrive(s) installed in your system.NOTE: If the system boots without a keyboard, mouse, or monitor attached, the system does not issue beep codes related to those peripherals.CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs asauthorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is notauthorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.Code Cause Corrective Action1-1-2 CPU register test failure See "Troubleshooting the Microprocessors" in "Troubleshooting Your System."1-1-3 CMOS write/read failure; faulty system board Faulty system board. See "Getting Help."1-1-4 BIOS error Reflash the BIOS.1-2-1 Programmable interval-timer failure; faulty systemboardFaulty system board. See "Getting Help."1-2-2 DMA initialization failure See "Troubleshooting System Memory" in "Troubleshooting Your System."1-2-3 DMA page register write/read failure1-3-1 Main-memory refresh verification failure1-3-2 No memory installed1-3-3 Chip or data line failure in the first 64 KB of mainmemory1-3-4 Odd/even logic failure in the first 64 KB of mainmemory1-4-1 Address line failure in the first 64 KB of mainmemory1-4-2 Parity failure in the first 64 KB of main memory1-4-3 Fail-safe timer test failure1-4-4 Software NMI port test failure2-1-1through2-4-4Bit failure in the first 64 KB of main memory3-1-1 Slave DMA-register failure Faulty system board. See "Getting Help."3-1-2 Master DMA-register failure3-1-3 Master interrupt-mask register failure3-1-4 Slave interrupt-mask register failure3-2-2 Interrupt vector loading failure3-2-4 Keyboard-controller test failure3-3-1 CMOS failure3-3-2 System configuration check failure3-3-3 Keyboard controller not detected3-3-4 Video memory test failure3-4-1 Screen initialization failure3-4-2 Screen-retrace test failure3-4-3 Video ROM search failure4-2-1 No timer tick Faulty system board. See "Getting Help."4-2-2 Shutdown test failure