Dell Inspiron PP23LA Owner's Manual page 69

A U X I L I A R Y D E V I C E F A I L U R E
mouse, check the cable connection. Enable the Pointing Device option in the system setup program (see
"Using the System Setup Program" on page 141). If the problem persists, contact Dell. See "Contacting
Dell" on page 111.
B A D C O M M A N D O R F I L E N A M E
proper place, and used the correct pathname.
A C H E D I S A B L E D D U E T O F A I L U R E
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Dell. See "Contacting Dell" on page 111.
C D D R I V E C O N T R O L L E R F A I L U R E
"Drive Problems" on page 66.
The hard drive cannot read the data. See "Drive Problems" on page 66.
A T A E R R O R
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E C R E A S I N G A V A I L A B L E M E M O R Y
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Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. See "Memory" on page 94.
D I S K C : F A I L E D I N I T I A L I Z A T I O N
Diagnostics. See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 63.
The operation requires a hard drive in the bay before it can continue. Install a hard
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drive in the hard drive bay. See "Hard Drive" on page 92.
E R R O R R E A D I N G P C M C I A
try another card. See "ExpressCards" on page 51.
E X T E N D E D M E M O R Y S I Z E H A S C H A N G E D
the memory installed in the computer. Restart the computer. If the error appears again, contact Dell. See
"Contacting Dell" on page 111.
T H E F I L E B E I N G C O P I E D I S T O O L A R G E F O R T H E D E S T I N A T I O N D R I V E
too large to fit on the disk, or the disk is too full. Try copying the file to a different disk or use a larger
capacity disk.
A F I L E N A M E C A N N O T C O N T A I N A N Y O F T H E F O L L O W I N G C H A R A C T E R S
characters in filenames.
A memory module may be loose. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary,
A T E F A I L U R E
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replace them. See "Memory" on page 94.
The operating system is unable to carry out the command. The message is usually
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followed by specific information—for example, Printer out of paper. Take the appropriate
action.
H A R D - D I S K D R I V E C O N F I G U R A T I O N E R R O R
computer, remove the hard drive (see "Hard Drive" on page 92), and boot the computer from a CD.
Then shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. Run the Hard-Disk
Drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see page 63).
The touch pad, track stick, or external mouse may be faulty. For an external
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Ensure that you have spelled the command correctly, put spaces in the
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The primary cache internal to the microprocessor has failed. Contact
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The CD drive does not respond to commands from the computer. See
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One or more memory modules may be faulty or improperly seated.
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The hard drive failed initialization. Run the hard drive tests in the Dell
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The computer cannot identify the ExpressCard. Reinsert the card or
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The amount of memory recorded in NVRAM does not match
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The computer cannot identify the drive type. Shut down the
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The file that you are trying to copy is
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Solving Problems
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