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Dell OptiPlex GXi Systems Service Manual
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Table 3-2. System Error Messages (continued)
Message
No boot
device avail-
able
No boot sec-
tor on
hard-disk
drive
No timer tick
interrupt
Non-system
disk or disk
error
Not a boot
diskette
Plug and Play
Configuration
Error
Read fault
Requested sec-
tor not found
Reset failed
Sector not
found
Definition
System does not recog-
nize diskette drive or
hard-disk drive from
which it is trying to
boot.
Configuration settings
in System Setup pro-
gram incorrect, or
operating system cor-
rupted.
Timer on system board
malfunctioning.
Diskette in drive A, or
hard-disk drive does
not have bootable oper-
ating system installed
on it.
No operating system on
diskette.
System encountered
problem in trying to
configure one or more
expansion cards.
MS-DOS cannot read
from diskette or hard-
disk drive.
System could not find
particular sector on
disk, or requested sec-
tor defective.
Disk reset operation
failed.
MS-DOS unable to
locate sector on diskette
or hard-disk drive.
Probable Causes
Faulty diskette, diskette/
tape drive subsystem,
hard-disk drive, hard-disk
drive subsystem, or no
boot disk in drive A.
Incorrect configuration
settings in System Setup
program, or no operating
system on hard-disk
drive.
Defective system board.
Faulty diskette, diskette/
tape drive subsystem, or
hard-disk drive sub-
system.
No operating system on
diskette.
System resource conflict.
Faulty diskette, diskette/
tape drive subsystem, or
hard-disk drive sub-
system (defective system
board).
Improperly connected
diskette/tape drive, hard-
disk drive interface
cable, or power cable.
Defective sectors on dis-
kette or hard-disk drive.