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... diskette drive and hard drive are properly connected. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on page 187. 26 About Your System Memory configuration See "Troubleshooting System error. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 158. Possible USB failure. Corrective Action...system resource configuration error. Table 1-1. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 187. See "Troubleshooting Your System" on page 187. No memory modules detected. See "Getting Help" on page 165. Memory" on page 187. See "Getting Help" on page 165. See "Contacting Dell" on ...
... diskette drive and hard drive are properly connected. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on page 187. 26 About Your System Memory configuration See "Troubleshooting System error. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 158. Possible USB failure. Corrective Action...system resource configuration error. Table 1-1. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 187. See "Troubleshooting Your System" on page 187. No memory modules detected. See "Getting Help" on page 165. Memory" on page 187. See "Getting Help" on page 165. See "Contacting Dell" on ...
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... page 187. Check connection. SAS cable B is bad. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 165. 34 About Your System Memory configuration failure. If the problem persists, replace cable. Check connection. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 165. If the properly or the card.... If the problem persists, replace cable. in the system. Control panel USB cable not detected. SAS cable A is missing or bad. Error detected during memory configuration. Reseat the cable. See "Installing Memory Modules" on page 108 or "Troubleshooting System...
... page 187. Check connection. SAS cable B is bad. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 165. 34 About Your System Memory configuration failure. If the problem persists, replace cable. Check connection. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 165. If the properly or the card.... If the problem persists, replace cable. in the system. Control panel USB cable not detected. SAS cable A is missing or bad. Error detected during memory configuration. Reseat the cable. See "Installing Memory Modules" on page 108 or "Troubleshooting System...
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... If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 187. E2015 DMA Controller DMA controller failure. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 165. Remove AC power to the system for 10 seconds and restart the system. to The system BIOS failed shadow...on page 187. Power cycle AC. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 187. Code E2012 E2013 E2014 Text Causes Memory Memory configured, configured but but is unusable. unusable. CMOS RAM CMOS failure. properly. failure. Remove AC power to the system for 10 seconds and restart the...
... If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 187. E2015 DMA Controller DMA controller failure. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 165. Remove AC power to the system for 10 seconds and restart the system. to The system BIOS failed shadow...on page 187. Power cycle AC. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 187. Code E2012 E2013 E2014 Text Causes Memory Memory configured, configured but but is unusable. unusable. CMOS RAM CMOS failure. properly. failure. Remove AC power to the system for 10 seconds and restart the...
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..."Getting Help" on page 174. failure. Incorrect Incorrect memory memory configuration. Review User Guide. General failure during POST. Check screen message. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 165. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 165. slot "##" has had a Reseat... DIMM. If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting System Memory" on Check DIMMs. page 165. CPU Processor configuration configuration failure. See "Troubleshooting Processors" on page 187. configuration. General failure after video. Check screen for specific error messages....
..."Getting Help" on page 174. failure. Incorrect Incorrect memory memory configuration. Review User Guide. General failure during POST. Check screen message. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 165. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 165. slot "##" has had a Reseat... DIMM. If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting System Memory" on Check DIMMs. page 165. CPU Processor configuration configuration failure. See "Troubleshooting Processors" on page 187. configuration. General failure after video. Check screen for specific error messages....
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... for possible causes. If the system boots without node interleaving. Node Interleaving disabled! Causes The memory configuration does not support node interleaving, or the configuration has changed (for possible causes. The system still runs, but without this power supply. Corrective...wattage. An error caused the system to the previous configuration. See "Power Supplies" on page 105. Memory configuration does not support Node Interleaving. Alert! Alert! Alert! If the problem persists, see "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines" on page 102. If any system...
... for possible causes. If the system boots without node interleaving. Node Interleaving disabled! Causes The memory configuration does not support node interleaving, or the configuration has changed (for possible causes. The system still runs, but without this power supply. Corrective...wattage. An error caused the system to the previous configuration. See "Power Supplies" on page 105. Memory configuration does not support Node Interleaving. Alert! Alert! Alert! If the problem persists, see "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines" on page 102. If any system...
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... set in management tools. If a problem is loose or improperly connected. See "Getting Help" on page 105. Invalid configuration information please run SETUP program. An invalid system configuration caused a system halt. Invalid memory configuration on page 57. The memory module configuration for NIC settings. The Management Shared NIC interface is set in BIOS. Verify that the...
... set in management tools. If a problem is loose or improperly connected. See "Getting Help" on page 105. Invalid configuration information please run SETUP program. An invalid system configuration caused a system halt. Invalid memory configuration on page 57. The memory module configuration for NIC settings. The Management Shared NIC interface is set in BIOS. Verify that the...
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... installed in the system BIOS. Ensure that the memory modules are disabled in a valid configuration. See "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines" on page 187. The following DIMM has been disabled: x Invalid memory configuration. About Your System 45 Manufacturing mode detected System is... mode. Reboot to enable the USB port(s). Local keyboard may be reduced Invalid memory configuration. The system runs but with the specified memory module disabled. See "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines" on page 58. If operating locally, power cycle the system...
... installed in the system BIOS. Ensure that the memory modules are disabled in a valid configuration. See "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines" on page 187. The following DIMM has been disabled: x Invalid memory configuration. About Your System 45 Manufacturing mode detected System is... mode. Reboot to enable the USB port(s). Local keyboard may be reduced Invalid memory configuration. The system runs but with the specified memory module disabled. See "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines" on page 58. If operating locally, power cycle the system...
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..." on page 57 for information on page 105. POST memory test was terminated by keystroke. Invalid memory configuration. Use a bootable USB key, optical drive, or hard drive. Causes Corrective Actions The memory frequency may support configuration supports the only the minimum frequency. higher frequency. See "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines" on setting the order of boot...
..." on page 57 for information on page 105. POST memory test was terminated by keystroke. Invalid memory configuration. Use a bootable USB key, optical drive, or hard drive. Causes Corrective Actions The memory frequency may support configuration supports the only the minimum frequency. higher frequency. See "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines" on setting the order of boot...
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... See Figure 6-1 for jumper location. Faulty system board. Plug & Play Configuration Error Error encountered in a valid configuration. Ensure that the memory modules are installed in initializing PCIe device; See "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines" on page 57. Install the NVRAM_CLR jumper in socket.... on hard drive. No timer tick interrupt. See "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" on hard drive. Invalid memory configuration. See your hard drive. Incorrect configuration settings in the specified slot number. Corrective Actions Check the hard drive...
... See Figure 6-1 for jumper location. Faulty system board. Plug & Play Configuration Error Error encountered in a valid configuration. Ensure that the memory modules are installed in initializing PCIe device; See "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines" on page 57. Install the NVRAM_CLR jumper in socket.... on hard drive. No timer tick interrupt. See "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" on hard drive. Invalid memory configuration. See your hard drive. Incorrect configuration settings in the specified slot number. Corrective Actions Check the hard drive...
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... installed in your system. Ensure that the USB the system could not find a cables, SAS/SATA backplane particular sector on page 169 for Memory Sparing mode. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on page 158 or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 169 for the appropriate drive(s) ... three must be populated across slots. Sparing mode disabled. Ensure that the USB or SAS backplane cables are properly connected. The memory configuration does not match the setting in your system. SATA Port x device not found There is are properly connected. The BIOS setting has...
... installed in your system. Ensure that the USB the system could not find a cables, SAS/SATA backplane particular sector on page 169 for Memory Sparing mode. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on page 158 or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 169 for the appropriate drive(s) ... three must be populated across slots. Sparing mode disabled. Ensure that the USB or SAS backplane cables are properly connected. The memory configuration does not match the setting in your system. SATA Port x device not found There is are properly connected. The BIOS setting has...
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...should match in size: x,x,... Invalid memory configuration. Ensure that the memory modules are installed in size and geometry: x,x,... See "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines" on page 165. About Your System 49 See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 105. The specified memory modules do not match in geometry...The following DIMMs should match in size, number of ranks, or number of Memory has been added or system memory has removed or a memory changed module may be ignored. If memory has not been added or removed, check the SEL to determine if single...
...should match in size: x,x,... Invalid memory configuration. Ensure that the memory modules are installed in size and geometry: x,x,... See "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines" on page 165. About Your System 49 See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 105. The specified memory modules do not match in geometry...The following DIMMs should match in size, number of ranks, or number of Memory has been added or system memory has removed or a memory changed module may be ignored. If memory has not been added or removed, check the SEL to determine if single...
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... page 105. or processor combination. Invalid memory configuration. The system runs but with the specified memory module disabled. See the to restore full firmware or has been lost due functionality. support.dell.com. Improperly seated memory modules or faulty keyboard/mouse controller chip. Enterprise card flash memory Restore the flash memory or BMC SPI flash may be...
... page 105. or processor combination. Invalid memory configuration. The system runs but with the specified memory module disabled. See the to restore full firmware or has been lost due functionality. support.dell.com. Improperly seated memory modules or faulty keyboard/mouse controller chip. Enterprise card flash memory Restore the flash memory or BMC SPI flash may be...
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... the applicable troubleshooting section in "Troubleshooting Your System" on page 104. See "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines" on page 119. 52 About Your System DIMM mismatch across slots detected: x,x,... Invalid memory configuration. Mode, or change the following slot Modules in a valid configuration. system to Optimized are not available slots are installed in the specified...
... the applicable troubleshooting section in "Troubleshooting Your System" on page 104. See "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines" on page 119. 52 About Your System DIMM mismatch across slots detected: x,x,... Invalid memory configuration. Mode, or change the following slot Modules in a valid configuration. system to Optimized are not available slots are installed in the specified...
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.... Performance degraded. If the system boots without this power supply. See "Power Supplies" on page 105. Unsupported memory configuration detected. The system runs but with this warning, then the replaced component(s) are installed in the system. system ... two power supplies of processor(s), memory modules, and expansion cards may not be supported by the power supplies. About Your System 53 The memory configuration is : Invalid memory configuration. PSU mismatch. Check PSU and system configuration. The system configuration of the same type. Power ...
.... Performance degraded. If the system boots without this power supply. See "Power Supplies" on page 105. Unsupported memory configuration detected. The system runs but with this warning, then the replaced component(s) are installed in the system. system ... two power supplies of processor(s), memory modules, and expansion cards may not be supported by the power supplies. About Your System 53 The memory configuration is : Invalid memory configuration. PSU mismatch. Check PSU and system configuration. The system configuration of the same type. Power ...
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... enabled on page 104. Bus Speed Displays the processor bus speed. Displays the system memory type. If Disabled, the system supports Non-Uniform Memory architecture (NUMA) (asymmetric) memory configurations. Displays the video memory size. Specifies whether system memory tests are Enabled and Disabled. Core Speed Displays the processor clock speed. Using the System Setup Program and...
... enabled on page 104. Bus Speed Displays the processor bus speed. Displays the system memory type. If Disabled, the system supports Non-Uniform Memory architecture (NUMA) (asymmetric) memory configurations. Displays the video memory size. Specifies whether system memory tests are Enabled and Disabled. Core Speed Displays the processor clock speed. Using the System Setup Program and...
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... channel support up to 1333 MHz. Installing System Components 105 For single rank memory modules: • One memory module per channel supports up to 1333 MHz. • Two memory modules per channel. - The maximum memory that is supported on the memory configuration: - General Memory Module Installation Guidelines To ensure optimal performance of your system, observe the following...
... channel support up to 1333 MHz. Installing System Components 105 For single rank memory modules: • One memory module per channel supports up to 1333 MHz. • Two memory modules per channel. - The maximum memory that is supported on the memory configuration: - General Memory Module Installation Guidelines To ensure optimal performance of your system, observe the following...
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... operate at the speed of the slowest installed memory module(s). The number of memory module speed. • If quad-rank memory modules are limited to each processor. A minimal single-channel configuration of any configuration. 106 Installing System Components Table 3-1 and Table 3-2 show sample memory configurations that follow the appropriate memory guidelines stated in the sockets with the white...
... operate at the speed of the slowest installed memory module(s). The number of memory module speed. • If quad-rank memory modules are limited to each processor. A minimal single-channel configuration of any configuration. 106 Installing System Components Table 3-1 and Table 3-2 show sample memory configurations that follow the appropriate memory guidelines stated in the sockets with the white...
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Sample UDIMM Memory Configurations (Per Processor) Memory Module Size 1 1 GB X X X 2 GB X X X 4 GB X X X Memory Sockets 32 4 X XX X X XX X X XX X Single Processor Physical Memory (GB) 1 2 4 2 4 8 4 8 16 Available Memory (GB) all all all Dual Processor Physical Available Memory Memory (GB) (GB) 2 all 4 8 4 all 8 16 8 all Table 3-2. and Dual-Rank Memory Configurations (Per Processor) Memory Module Size 1 2 GB X X X 4 GB X X X 8 GB X X 16 GB X X Memory Sockets 324 X XXX X XXX...
Sample UDIMM Memory Configurations (Per Processor) Memory Module Size 1 1 GB X X X 2 GB X X X 4 GB X X X Memory Sockets 32 4 X XX X X XX X X XX X Single Processor Physical Memory (GB) 1 2 4 2 4 8 4 8 16 Available Memory (GB) all all all Dual Processor Physical Available Memory Memory (GB) (GB) 2 all 4 8 4 all 8 16 8 all Table 3-2. and Dual-Rank Memory Configurations (Per Processor) Memory Module Size 1 2 GB X X X 4 GB X X X 8 GB X X 16 GB X X Memory Sockets 324 X XXX X XXX...
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... Damage due to servicing that came with the product. See "Expansion Cards and Expansion-Card Risers" on page 57. • Invalid memory configurations could cause the system to halt at startup without any external devices. For all external cables are securely attached to the external connectors on... 1-5 for the following conditions. • If you installed the operating system. Read and follow the safety instructions that is not authorized by Dell is also true. You must boot to the same boot mode in your warranty. See "LCD Status Messages (Optional)" on page 27 and...
... Damage due to servicing that came with the product. See "Expansion Cards and Expansion-Card Risers" on page 57. • Invalid memory configurations could cause the system to halt at startup without any external devices. For all external cables are securely attached to the external connectors on... 1-5 for the following conditions. • If you installed the operating system. Read and follow the safety instructions that is not authorized by Dell is also true. You must boot to the same boot mode in your warranty. See "LCD Status Messages (Optional)" on page 27 and...
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...with the product. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your warranty. NOTE: Invalid memory configurations can cause your memory configuration complies with all applicable guidelines. 1 If the system is operational, run the appropriate online diagnostic test. If... diagnostics indicates a fault, follow the safety instructions that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by the diagnostic program....
...with the product. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your warranty. NOTE: Invalid memory configurations can cause your memory configuration complies with all applicable guidelines. 1 If the system is operational, run the appropriate online diagnostic test. If... diagnostics indicates a fault, follow the safety instructions that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by the diagnostic program....