Dell Latitude XPiCD User Manual page 32

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Table 3-2. System Error Messages
Message
Decreasing
available
memory
Disk C: failed
initialization
Diskette drive 0
seek failure
Diskette read
failure
Diskette sub-
system reset
failed
Diskette write-
protected
Drive not ready
Error reading
PCMCIA card
Definition
Informational message
indicating memory is fail-
ing (usually preceded by
memory error message).
Hard-disk drive failed to
initialize.
System cannot read dis-
kette in diskette drive.
Diskette subsystem failed
to respond to reset com-
mand from computer.
Diskette is write-
protected, operation
cannot be completed.
The diskette may be
missing from or
improperly installed in
the diskette drive.
Computer cannot identify
PC Card.
(Continued)
Probable Causes
One or more DIMMs
faulty or improperly
seated.
Hard-disk drive data
in System Setup
does not match
installed hard-disk
drive, or hard-disk
drive faulty.
System files missing
or corrupted.
Diskette faulty or
incorrectly inserted
in drive.
System Setup con-
tains incorrect
settings.
Diskette drive inter-
face loose or faulty.
Diskette drive faulty.
System board faulty.
Diskette write-
protected.
Defective or unfor-
matted diskette.
PC Card faulty,
improperly seated,
or improperly con-
figured. System
board faulty.
PC Card software
faulty or incorrectly
installed.