"Chassis intrusion detected" error message appearing on laptop

Hello

I have a latitude D505 laptop that has the following message appear in
Windows XP intermittantly.

"Warning event notification

Chassis intrusion detected. This typically does NOT indicate a
hardware failure.

1. Contact your helpdesk if you did not personally open your chassis.
2.Enter system setup & set chassis intrustion to clear"

You can click close and there is no disruption - bizzare?

Isn't this usually a desktop PC problem? I've been into Bios and there
are no security settings for intrusion etc...

Like I say it isn't affecting the use of the laptop, just irritates
one of my users.

Anyone seen/fixed this before?

Thanks )

Hi!

> Anyone seen/fixed this before?

Well, I haven't seen this problem personally...but...I'd look for the
existence of a new BIOS release. Read the release notes to see if your
problem might be fixed.

Failing that, I'd start looking for malicious software and making sure
that the laptop is properly put together--all screws tightened,
latches fastened, etc. I've never heard of a laptop that had a chassis
intrusion sensor, but it wouldn't be hard to implement. Since many
laptops have removable keyboards, one could be under there and subject
to triggering while the keyboard is being typed on.

I also never heard of Windows XP having a message for this. I run a
few machines with chassis intrusion sensors enabled and whenever
they've been triggered, only the BIOS complains...

William

"Jellis" <jellis14@talk21.com> wrote in message
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> Hello
>
> I have a latitude D505 laptop that has the following message appear in
> Windows XP intermittantly.
>
> "Warning event notification
>
> Chassis intrusion detected. This typically does NOT indicate a
> hardware failure.
>
> 1. Contact your helpdesk if you did not personally open your chassis.
> 2.Enter system setup & set chassis intrustion to clear"
>
> You can click close and there is no disruption - bizzare?
>
> Isn't this usually a desktop PC problem? I've been into Bios and there
> are no security settings for intrusion etc...
>
> Like I say it isn't affecting the use of the laptop, just irritates
> one of my users.
>
> Anyone seen/fixed this before?
>
> Thanks )

Its not something I've ever seen on laptops HOWEVER its quite normal on dell
desktop pcs and you need to drop into the BIOS to reset the switch to
enabled again
>

"Fixer" <ram.systems@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Jellis" <jellis14@talk21.com> wrote in message
> news:1192031000.735678.302360@r29g2000hsg.googlegr oups.com...
>> Hello
>>
>> I have a latitude D505 laptop that has the following message appear in
>> Windows XP intermittantly.
>>
>> "Warning event notification
>>
>> Chassis intrusion detected. This typically does NOT indicate a
>> hardware failure.
>>
>> 1. Contact your helpdesk if you did not personally open your chassis.
>> 2.Enter system setup & set chassis intrustion to clear"
>>
>> You can click close and there is no disruption - bizzare?
>>
>> Isn't this usually a desktop PC problem? I've been into Bios and there
>> are no security settings for intrusion etc...
>>
>> Like I say it isn't affecting the use of the laptop, just irritates
>> one of my users.
>>
>> Anyone seen/fixed this before?
>>
>> Thanks )
>
> Its not something I've ever seen on laptops HOWEVER its quite normal on
> dell desktop pcs and you need to drop into the BIOS to reset the switch to
> enabled again
>>
>
>

I'm interested to learn what the fix is here. Perhaps just clearing the
BIOS event log might make it go away.

I wasn't away of any "chassis intrusion" / security options in Dell laptop
BIOS.....

On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:43:20 -0700, Jellis <jellis14@talk21.com>
wrote:

>Hello
>
>I have a latitude D505 laptop that has the following message appear in
>Windows XP intermittantly.
>
>"Warning event notification
>
>Chassis intrusion detected. This typically does NOT indicate a
>hardware failure.
>
>1. Contact your helpdesk if you did not personally open your chassis.
>2.Enter system setup & set chassis intrustion to clear"
>
>You can click close and there is no disruption - bizzare?
>
>Isn't this usually a desktop PC problem? I've been into Bios and there
>are no security settings for intrusion etc...
>
>Like I say it isn't affecting the use of the laptop, just irritates
>one of my users.
>
>Anyone seen/fixed this before?
>
>Thanks )

Check this out....
http://pompone.cs.ucsb.edu/admin/530...ty.htm#1100212

"RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1jsqg399c0n9q3cmnipdne33gusco2thvs@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:43:20 -0700, Jellis <jellis14@talk21.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Hello
>>
>>I have a latitude D505 laptop that has the following message appear in
>>Windows XP intermittantly.
>>
>>"Warning event notification
>>
>>Chassis intrusion detected. This typically does NOT indicate a
>>hardware failure.
>>
>>1. Contact your helpdesk if you did not personally open your chassis.
>>2.Enter system setup & set chassis intrustion to clear"
>>
>>You can click close and there is no disruption - bizzare?
>>
>>Isn't this usually a desktop PC problem? I've been into Bios and there
>>are no security settings for intrusion etc...
>>
>>Like I say it isn't affecting the use of the laptop, just irritates
>>one of my users.
>>
>>Anyone seen/fixed this before?
>>
>>Thanks )
>
> Check this out....
> http://pompone.cs.ucsb.edu/admin/530...ty.htm#1100212



That same feature exists on many Optiplex desktops. The OP's is a
laptop.......

Strange.

On 10 Oct, 21:35, wm_wa...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Hi!
>
> > Anyone seen/fixed this before?
>
> Well, I haven't seen this problem personally...but...I'd look for the
> existence of a new BIOS release. Read the release notes to see if your
> problem might be fixed.
>
> Failing that, I'd start looking for malicious software and making sure
> that the laptop is properly put together--all screws tightened,
> latches fastened, etc. I've never heard of a laptop that had a chassis
> intrusion sensor, but it wouldn't be hard to implement. Since many
> laptops have removable keyboards, one could be under there and subject
> to triggering while the keyboard is being typed on.
>
> I also never heard of Windows XP having a message for this. I run a
> few machines with chassis intrusion sensors enabled and whenever
> they've been triggered, only the BIOS complains...
>
> William

Strange one isn't it - i've never seen it either!

The BIOS is on the latest version but i've just re-flashed it again
and will test that. I'll try tightening all the screws etc as well -
thanks for your advice. :-)

On 11 Oct, 01:47, RnR <rnrte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:43:20 -0700, Jellis <jelli...@talk21.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >Hello
>
> >I have a latitude D505 laptop that has the following message appear in
> >Windows XP intermittantly.
>
> >"Warning event notification
>
> >Chassis intrusion detected. This typically does NOT indicate a
> >hardware failure.
>
> >1. Contact your helpdesk if you did not personally open your chassis.
> >2.Enter system setup & set chassis intrustion to clear"
>
> >You can click close and there is no disruption - bizzare?
>
> >Isn't this usually a desktop PC problem? I've been into Bios and there
> >are no security settings for intrusion etc...
>
> >Like I say it isn't affecting the use of the laptop, just irritates
> >one of my users.
>
> >Anyone seen/fixed this before?
>
> >Thanks )
>
> Check this out....http://pompone.cs.ucsb.edu/admin/530...y.htm#1100212- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Thanks - No chassis intrusion in system security in this laptop's bios
though..

wm_walsh@hotmail.com wrote:
> Hi!
>
>> Anyone seen/fixed this before?
>
> Well, I haven't seen this problem personally...but...I'd look for the
> existence of a new BIOS release. Read the release notes to see if your
> problem might be fixed.
>
> Failing that, I'd start looking for malicious software and making sure
> that the laptop is properly put together--all screws tightened,
> latches fastened, etc. I've never heard of a laptop that had a chassis
> intrusion sensor, but it wouldn't be hard to implement. Since many
> laptops have removable keyboards, one could be under there and subject
> to triggering while the keyboard is being typed on.
>
> I also never heard of Windows XP having a message for this. I run a
> few machines with chassis intrusion sensors enabled and whenever
> they've been triggered, only the BIOS complains...

Nowhere that insidious at all <g>, you get that message on business
models, e.g., Optiplex, when someone's opened the case, even if it's
someone with Administrator privileges legitimately servicing the box.
The key is "chassis intrusion". This has nothing to do with malicious
software attacking the box.

On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:28:28 -0700, Jellis <jellis14@talk21.com>
wrote:

>On 11 Oct, 01:47, RnR <rnrte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:43:20 -0700, Jellis <jelli...@talk21.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >Hello
>>
>> >I have a latitude D505 laptop that has the following message appear in
>> >Windows XP intermittantly.
>>
>> >"Warning event notification
>>
>> >Chassis intrusion detected. This typically does NOT indicate a
>> >hardware failure.
>>
>> >1. Contact your helpdesk if you did not personally open your chassis.
>> >2.Enter system setup & set chassis intrustion to clear"
>>
>> >You can click close and there is no disruption - bizzare?
>>
>> >Isn't this usually a desktop PC problem? I've been into Bios and there
>> >are no security settings for intrusion etc...
>>
>> >Like I say it isn't affecting the use of the laptop, just irritates
>> >one of my users.
>>
>> >Anyone seen/fixed this before?
>>
>> >Thanks )
>>
>> Check this out....http://pompone.cs.ucsb.edu/admin/530...y.htm#1100212- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
>Thanks - No chassis intrusion in system security in this laptop's bios
>though..


Are you sure that it is not somewhere in the bios settings?
Everything I've read so far seem to have to do with the bios settings?
If not, I haven't got a clue.... yet.