General Problems; The Computer Stops Responding; A Program Stops Responding - Dell Precision 350 User Manual

If the message continues to appear after ensuring the information in system setup was correct, the operating system might have
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been corrupted. Reinstall the operating system. See your operating system documentation for reinstallation information.
No timer tick interrupt — A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning. Run the
Non-system disk or disk error —
Either replace the floppy disk with one that has a bootable operating system, or remove the floppy disk from drive A and restart the
computer.
Not a boot diskette — The operating system is trying to boot to a floppy disk that does not have a bootable operating system installed on it.
Insert a bootable floppy disk.
Not enough memory or resources. Close some programs and try again —
the program that you want to use. In some cases, you might have to restart your computer to restore computer resources. If so, try running
the program that you want to use first.
Operating system not found — Contact
Please Connect USB Keyboard/Mouse to USB Ports on the Back of the Computer —
to the USB connector on the back of the computer. Turn your computer off, connect the USB keyboard and/or mouse to the USB connectors
on the back of the computer and then restart the computer.
Plug and Play Configuration Error —
1. Turn your computer off, unplug it from the electrical outlet, and remove all but one of the cards.
2. Plug in your computer and reboot it.
3. If the message reappears, the installed card might be malfunctioning. If the message does not reappear, turn off the computer and
reinsert one of the other cards.
4. Repeat this process until you identify which card is malfunctioning.
Read fault — The operating system cannot read from the floppy or hard drive, the computer could not find a particular sector on the disk, or
the requested sector is defective. See
Requested sector not found — The operating system cannot read from the floppy or hard drive, the computer could not find a particular
sector on the disk, or the requested sector is defective. See
suggestions.
Reset failed — The disk reset operation failed. See
Sector not found — The operating system cannot locate a sector on the floppy or hard drive.
Run the Windows error-checking utility to check the file structure on the floppy disk or hard drive. See Windows Help for instructions.
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If a large number of sectors are defective, back up the data (if possible), and then reformat the floppy disk or hard drive.
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Seek error — The operating system cannot find a specific track on the floppy disk or hard drive. See
problems" for troubleshooting suggestions.
Shutdown failure — A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning. Run the
The file being copied is too large for the destination drive —
the file to a blank disk or using a larger-capacity disk.
Time-of-day clock stopped — The battery might be dead.
Dell. See "Battery Problems" for additional troubleshooting suggestions.
Time-of-day not set — The time or date stored in system setup does not match the computer clock.
Date and Time options.
Timer chip counter 2 failed — A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning. Run the
Unexpected interrupt in protected mode —
Dell Diagnostics.
WARNING: Dell's Disk Monitoring System has detected that drive [0/1] on the [primary/secondary] EIDE controller is operating
outside of normal specifications. It is advisable to immediately back up your data and replace your hard drive by calling your support
desk or Dell — During initial start-up, the drive detected possible error conditions.
When your computer finishes booting, immediately back up your data and replace your hard drive.
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If no replacement drive is immediately available and the drive is not the only bootable drive,
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appropriate drive setting to None. Then remove the drive from the computer.
Write fault — The operating system cannot write to the floppy or hard drive. See
troubleshooting suggestions.
Write fault on selected drive —
problems" for troubleshooting suggestions.
x:\ is not accessible. The device is not ready —

General Problems

The computer stops responding

Turn the computer off — If your computer locks up and you are unable to get a response by pressing a key on your keyboard or moving
your mouse, press and hold the power button for at least 8 to 10 seconds until the computer turns off. Then press the power button again
to turn on the computer. You might lose data if you are unable to perform an operating system shutdown.

A program stops responding

End the program —
The floppy disk in drive A or your hard drive does not have a bootable operating system installed on it.
Dell.
The computer encountered a problem while trying to configure one or more cards.
"Floppy drive problems" or "Hard drive
"Floppy drive
"Floppy drive problems" or
The file that you are trying to copy is too large to fit on the disk. Try copying
Enter system setup
The keyboard controller might be malfunctioning, or a memory module might be loose. Run the
The operating system cannot write to the floppy or hard drive. See
The floppy drive cannot read the disk. Insert a floppy disk into the drive and try again.
Dell Diagnostics.
You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open
The USB keyboard and/or mouse must be connected
problems" for troubleshooting suggestions.
problems" or "Hard drive problems" for troubleshooting
"Hard drive problems" for troubleshooting suggestions.
"Floppy drive
Dell Diagnostics.
and correct the date or time. If the problem persists,
Enter system setup
Dell Diagnostics.
enter system setup
"Floppy drive problems" or
"Floppy drive
problems" or "Hard drive
contact
and correct the
and change the
"Hard drive problems" for
problems" or "Hard drive