Dell PowerEdge T300 Series Hardware Owner's Manual

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About Your System 39Warning MessagesA warning message alerts you to a possible problem and prompts you torespond before the system continues a task. For example, before you format ahard drive, a message will warn you that you may lose all data on the harddrive. Warning messages usually interrupt the task and require you to respondby typing y (yes) or n (no).NOTE: Warning messages are generated by either the application or the operatingsystem. For more information, see the documentation that accompanied theoperating system or application.Warning: Theinstalled memoryconfiguration isnot optimal. Formore information onvalid memoryconfigurations,please see thesystemdocumentation onsupport.dell.comInvalid memoryconfiguration. The systemwill run but at a reducedfunctionality.Ensure that the memorymodules are installed in avalid configuration (see"Memory ModuleInstallation Guidelines" onpage 110). If the problempersists, see"Troubleshooting SystemMemory" on page 146.Write faultWrite fault onselected driveFaulty USB device, USBmedium, optical driveassembly, hard drive, orhard-drive subsystem.See "Troubleshooting a USBDevice" on page 138,"Troubleshooting an InternalUSB Memory Key" onpage 148, or"Troubleshooting a HardDrive" on page 153.NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the"Glossary" on page 177.Table 1-6. System Messages (continued)Message Causes Corrective Actions