diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.install b/core/modules/system/system.install
index 088d464293d..fd1fa4b60f1 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.install
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.install
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ function system_requirements($phase) {
         $description .= ' ' . $t('Contact your system administrator or hosting provider for assistance with increasing your PHP memory limit.');
       }
 
-      $requirements['php_memory_limit']['description'] = $description . ' ' . $t('See the <a href="@url">Drupal requirements</a> for more information.', array('@url' => 'http://drupal.org/requirements'));
+      $requirements['php_memory_limit']['description'] = $description . ' ' . $t('For more information, see the online handbook entry for <a href="@memory-limit">increasing the PHP memory limit</a>.', array('@memory-limit' => 'http://drupal.org/node/207036'));
       $requirements['php_memory_limit']['severity'] = REQUIREMENT_WARNING;
     }
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.module b/core/modules/system/system.module
index ae875c27b7d..a76e3ae35d3 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.module
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ function system_help($path, $arg) {
     case 'admin/config/people/ip-blocking':
       return '<p>' . t('IP addresses listed here are blocked from your site. Blocked addresses are completely forbidden from accessing the site and instead see a brief message explaining the situation.') . '</p>';
     case 'admin/reports/status':
-      return '<p>' . t("Here you can find a short overview of your site's parameters as well as any problems detected with your installation. It may be useful to copy and paste this information into support requests filed on drupal.org's support forums and project issue queues.") . '</p>';
+      return '<p>' . t("Here you can find a short overview of your site's parameters as well as any problems detected with your installation. It may be useful to copy and paste this information into support requests filed on drupal.org's support forums and project issue queues. Before filing a support request, ensure that your web server meets the <a href=\"@system-requirements\">system requirements.</a>", array('@system-requirements' => 'http://drupal.org/requirements')) . '</p>';
   }
 }