System Messages - Dell Dimension 1100 Service Manual

3-1-1 Slave DMA register failure
3-1-2 Master DMA register failure
3-1-3 Master interrupt mask register failure
3-1-4 Slave interrupt mask register failure
3-2-2 Interrupt vector loading failure
3-2-4 Keyboard Controller Test failure
3-3-1 NVRAM power loss
3-3-2 NVRAM configuration
3-3-4 Video Memory Test failure
3-4-1 Screen initialization failure
3-4-2 Screen retrace failure
3-4-3 Search for video ROM failure
4-2-1 No time tick
4-2-2 Shutdown failure
4-2-3 Gate A20 failure
4-2-4 Unexpected interrupt in protected mode
4-3-3 Timer-chip counter 2 failure
4-3-4 Time-of-day clock stopped
4-4-1 Serial or parallel port test failure
4-4-4 Cache test failure

System Messages

NOTE: If the message you received is not listed in the table, see the documentation for either the operating system or
the program that was running when the message appeared.
Message Possible Cause
The keyboard controller failed
8042 Gate-
A20 error
its test.
An error in the address decoding
Address Line
Short!
circuitry in the memory has
occurred.
The hard drive is not working or
C: Drive
Error
is not configured correctly.
C: Drive
Failure
The cache memory is not
Cache
Memory Bad,
operating.
Do Not
Enable
Cache
An error is occurring on the
CH-2 Timer
Error
timer on the system board.
The system configuration
CMOS Battery
State Low
information in the system setup
Corrective Action
If you receive this message after you make
changes in the system setup program, enter
the system setup program and restore the
original value(s).
Reseat the memory modules.
Ensure that the drive is installed correctly in
the computer and defined correctly in the
system setup program.
See "Contacting Dell" in your Owner's Manual
for instructions on obtaining technical
assistance.
See "Contacting Dell" in your Owner's Manual
for instructions on obtaining technical
assistance.
Enter the system setup program, verify the
system configuration, and then restart the