Error Messages - Dell Latitude D505L User Manual

Solving Problems
orange the battery charge is low or depleted. Connect the computer to an electrical outlet.
If the battery status light flashes green and orange, the battery is too hot to charge. Shut down
the computer, disconnect the computer from the electrical outlet, and then let the battery and
computer cool to room temperature.
If the battery status light rapidly flashes orange, the battery may be defective.
Test the electrical outlet —
another device, such as a lamp.
Check the AC adapter —
ensure that the light is on.
Connect the computer directly to an electrical outlet —
power strips, and the extension cable to verify that the computer turns on.
Eliminate possible interference —
other appliances.
Adjust the power properties —
Reseat the memory modules —
blank, reseat the memory

Error Messages

If the message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system or the program that was running
at the time the message appeared.
Auxiliary device failure —
external mouse, check the cable connection. Enable the Pointing Device option in the
system setup program. If the problem persists,
Bad command or file name —
spaces in the proper place, and used the correct pathname.
Cache disabled due to failure —
failed. Contact Dell.
CD drive controller failure —
computer. See "Drive
Data error — The floppy or hard drive cannot read the data. See
Decreasing available memory —
improperly seated. Reseat the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. See
"Memory."
Disk C: failed initialization —
Drive tests as described in
Floppy drive 0 seek failure —
hardware configuration. Run the Diskette tests as described in
Diagnostics."
Diskette read failure —
on, try a different disk. See
Diskette subsystem reset failed —
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Ensure that the electrical outlet is working by testing it with
Check the AC adapter cable connections. If the AC adapter has a light,
Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent lights, halogen lamps, or
See "Power Management."
If the computer power light turns on but the display remains
modules.
The touch pad or external mouse may be faulty. For an
Ensure that you have spelled the command correctly, put
The primary cache internal to the microprocessor has
The CD drive does not respond to commands from the
Problems."
One or more memory modules may be faulty or
The hard drive failed initialization. Run the Hard-Disk
"Using the Dell Diagnostics."
The system configuration information may not match the
The floppy disk may be defective. If the drive access light turns
"Drive Problems."
The floppy drive controller may be faulty. Run the
Bypass power protection devices,
contact Dell.
"Drive
"Using the Dell
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Contact Dell.
Problems."
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