E C R E A S I N G A V A I L A B L E M E M O R Y
D
Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. See "Memory."
I S K
F A I L E D I N I T I A L I Z A T I O N
D
C :
Diagnostics. See
"Dell
The operation requires a hard drive in the bay before it can continue. Install a hard
R I V E N O T R E A D Y
D
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drive in the hard drive bay. See
E
R R O R R E A D I N G
P C M C I A
try another card. See
"Using
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
E
the memory installed in the computer. Restart the computer. If the error appears again, contact Dell. See
"Contacting
Dell."
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
T
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.
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
A
characters in filenames.
A memory module may be loose. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary,
G
A T E
A 2 0
F A I L U R E
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replace them. See "Memory."
The operating system is unable to carry out the command. The message is usually
E N E R A L F A I L U R E
G
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followed by specific information—for example, Printer out of paper. Take the appropriate
action.
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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
H
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computer, remove the hard drive (see
the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. Run the Hard-Disk Drive tests in the
Dell Diagnostics. See
"Dell
A R D
D I S K D R I V E C O N T R O L L E R F A I L U R E
H
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computer. Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive (see
from a CD. Then shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. If the
problem persists, try another drive. Run the Hard-Disk Drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics. See
Diagnostics."
A R D
D I S K D R I V E F A I L U R E
H
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down the computer, remove the hard drive (see
shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. If the problem persists, try
another drive. Run the Hard-Disk Drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics. See
A R D
D I S K D R I V E R E A D F A I L U R E
H
-
the hard drive (see
"Hard
reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. If the problem persists, try another drive. Run the
Hard-Disk Drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics. See
N S E R T B O O T A B L E M E D I A
I
bootable CD.
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
—
Diagnostics."
"Hard
Drive."
The computer cannot identify the ExpressCard. Reinsert the card or
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ExpressCards."
The amount of memory recorded in NVRAM does not match
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The computer cannot identify the drive type. Shut down the
—
"Hard
Drive"), and boot the computer from a CD. Then shut down
Diagnostics."
The hard drive does not respond to commands from the
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The hard drive does not respond to commands from the computer. Shut
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The hard drive may be defective. Shut down the computer, remove
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Drive"), and boot the computer from a CD. Then shut down the computer,
The operating system is trying to boot to a nonbootable CD. Insert a
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The file that you are trying to copy is
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"Hard
"Hard
Drive."), and boot the computer from a CD. Then
"Dell
Diagnostics."
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Drive."), and boot the computer
"Dell
Diagnostics."
Solving Problems
"Dell
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