26 About Your System
Time-of-day clock 
stopped
Faulty battery; faulty 
system board.
See "Troubleshooting the 
System Battery" on 
page 114. If the problem 
persists, see "Getting Help" 
on page 141.
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 29. If the problem 
persists, see 
"Troubleshooting the 
System Battery" on 
page 114.
Timer chip counter 
2 failed
Faulty system board. See "Getting Help" on 
page 141.
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 76. If 
the problem persists, see 
"Troubleshooting System 
Memory" on page 118. If 
the problem persists, see 
"Getting Help" on 
page 141.
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 141.
Table 1-6. System Messages (continued)
Message Causes Corrective Actions
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