Setup Guide

38 Quick Reference Guide
A possible BIOS failure has occurred;
the computer is in the recovery mode.
Run the BIOS Recovery utility, wait for
recovery completion, and then restart
the computer.
A possible processor failure
has occurred.
Reinstall the processor and restart
the computer.
Memory modules are detected,
but a memory failure has occurred.
1 Reseat the memory modules to ensure
that your computer is successfully
communicating with the memory.
2 Restart the computer.
3 If the problem still exists, remove all
the memory modules and install one
memory module in memory module
connector 4.
4 Restart the computer.
The following message appears:
Alert! Operating in Debug
Mode. Please Populate
Memory in Pairs for Normal
Operation
.
5 Press <F1> to boot to the operating
system.
6 Run the Dell Diagnostics. See page 34
for instructions.
7 If the memory module passes, shut
down the computer, remove the
memory module, and then repeat the
process with the remaining memory
modules until a memory error occurs
during start-up or diagnostic testing.
If the first memory module tested is
defective, repeat the process with the
remaining modules to ensure that the
remaining modules are not defective.
8 When the defective memory module
is identified, contact Dell for a
replacement. For instructions on
contacting Dell, see your
User’s Guide .
NOTE: If necessary, the computer can
operate in debug mode until new memory
modules are installed.
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