User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
 - About Your System
 - Using the System Setup Program
 - Installing System Components
- Recommended Tools
 - Inside the System
 - Opening and Closing the System
 - Cooling Shroud
 - System Battery
 - Optical Drive
 - Configuring the Boot Drive
 - Hard Drives
 - Installing a SAS Controller Card
 - Fan Assembly
 - Optional PCI Fan Assembly
 - Power Supply
 - Expansion Cards
 - Riser Card
 - System Memory
 - Processor
 - Control Panel Assembly (Service-Only Procedure)
 - System Board (Service-Only Procedure)
 
 - Troubleshooting Your System
- Safety First-For You and Your System
 - Start-Up Routine
 - Checking the Equipment
 - Responding to a Systems Management Software Alert Message
 - Troubleshooting a Wet System
 - Troubleshooting a Damaged System
 - Troubleshooting the System Battery
 - Troubleshooting the Power Supply
 - Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems
 - Troubleshooting System Memory
 - Troubleshooting an Optical Drive
 - Troubleshooting a Hard Drive
 - Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
 - Troubleshooting the Microprocessor
 
 - Running the System Diagnostics
 - Jumpers and Connectors
 - Getting Help
 - Glossary
 - Index
 

28 About Your System
Time-of-day not set 
- please run SETUP 
program
Incorrect Time or Date 
settings; faulty system 
battery.
Check the Time and Date 
settings. See "Using the 
System Setup Program" on 
page 35. If the problem 
persists, see 
"Troubleshooting the 
System Battery" on 
page 106.
Timer chip counter 
2 failed
Faulty system board. See "Getting Help" on 
page 127.
Unexpected 
interrupt in 
protected mode
Faulty or improperly 
installed memory modules 
or faulty system board.
Ensure that all memory 
modules are properly 
installed. See "Memory 
Module Installation 
Guidelines" on page 81. If 
the problem persists, see 
"Troubleshooting System 
Memory" on page 108. If 
the problem persists, see 
"Getting Help" on 
page 127.
Utility partition 
not available
Utility partition is not 
available on the hard disk
Create a utility partition on 
the boot hard drive. See the 
CDs that came with your 
system.
Warning! No micro 
code update loaded 
for processor 0
Micro code update failed. Update the BIOS firmware. 
See "Getting Help" on 
page 127.
Table 1-4. System Messages (continued)
Message Causes Corrective Actions
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