Dell PowerEdge 4200 Series Bedienungsanleitung

Dell™Dimension™4200

Technical Overview

Controls and Lights

Solving Problems

System Codes and Messages

Technical Specifications

System Setup Program

Adding Parts

Documentation

Hints, Notices, and Cautions

Abbreviations and Acronyms

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Programs—> User's Guides, and click Tell Me How).

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System Codes and Messages

Dell™Dimension™4200

Diagnostic Codes

POST Beep Codes

System Messages

Diagnostic Codes

Your computer is equipped with four diagnostic lights, which are labeled "A," "B," "C," and "D" on the back of the computer. Each of the four lights can be

yellow, green, or off as shown in the following table. When the computer is turned on or restarted and it is functioning normally, the lights flash during POST.

After the computer starts, the lights remain green to signify normal computer operation.

If a malfunction is detected and the computer fails to start, the lights display a code that identifies the problem. Write down the diagnostic code displayed and

look it up in the following table.

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Diagnostic Code

Definition

Corrective Action



Power up default.

Make sure that the computer is connected to a known working electrical outlet, and then check

whether the front-panel power light on the power button is on or off. If the power light is off, check

the power supply. If the problem persists, see "Contacting Dell" in the Solutions Guide for instructions

on obtaining technical assistance.

See "Safety Instructions," and then remove all cards.Ifthecomputerstilldoesnotstart,see

"Contacting Dell" in the Solutions Guide for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.



System board is receiving

power, but the BIOS is not

executing.

Set the configuration jumper to Maintenance mode, and restart the computer. Exit and save changes

in the system setup program. Turn off the computer and reset the configuration jumper to Normal

mode, and then restart the computer.

See "Safety Instructions," and then remove all cards and restart the computer to determine if a

resource conflict exists. If a conflict exists, resolve the conflict. If the problem persists, see "Contacting

Dell" in the Solutions Guide for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.



Recovery mode from BIOS

failure.

Set the configuration jumper to Maintenance mode and restart the computer. Exit and save changes

in the system setup program. Turn off the computer and reset the configuration jumper to Normal

mode, and then restart the computer.

See "Safety Instructions," and then remove all cards and restart the computer to determine if a

resourceconflictexists.Ifaconflictexists,resolve the conflict. If the problem persists, see "Contacting

Dell" in the Solutions Guide for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.



Microprocessor has failed a

BIOS test.

If the problem persists, see "Contacting Dell" in the Solutions Guide for instructions on obtaining

technical assistance.



Memory failed to be sized or

enabled.

Reseat the memory modules.Iftheproblempersists,see"ContactingDell"intheSolutions Guide for

instructions on obtaining technical assistance.



PCI bus failure has occurred.

See "Safety Instructions," and then remove all cards and restart the computer to determine if a

resource conflict exists. If a conflict exists, resolve the conflict. If the problem still persists, see

"Contacting Dell" in the Solutions Guide for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.



Video controller failed to

initialize or respond.

If the computer has a video card, reseat the video card. If the problem persists or the computer has

integrated video, see "Contacting Dell" in the Solutions Guide for instructions on obtaining technical

assistance.



IDE bus failure has occurred.

Reseat the drive cables. If the problem persists, see "Contacting Dell" in the Solutions Guide for

instructions on obtaining technical assistance.



USB port or a device

connected to it has failed

initialization.

Disconnect the device from the USB connector. If the problem persists, see "Contacting Dell" in the

Solutions Guide for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.



Other failure.

See "Contacting Dell" in the Solutions Guide for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.

POST Beep Codes

If the monitor cannot display errors or problems, during POST the computer might emit a series of beeps, or beep code, that identifies the problem. The POST

beep codes are listed below.

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System Messages



Computer has started and

turned over control to the

operating system.

No action is necessary.



Beep

Codes

Possible Cause

Corrective Action

A memory refresh failure occurred.

Reseat the memory modules.

Memory parity cannot be reset.

Reseat the memory modules.

A failure occurred in the first 64 KB of memory.

Reseat the memory modules.

The system timer is not operational.