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Table 3-2. System Error Messages (continued)
Message
Reset failed
Sector not
found
Seek error
Seek opera-
tion failed
Shutdown
failure
Time-of-day
clock stopped
Time-of-day
not set
Timer chip
counter 2
failed
Unexpected
interrupt in
protected mode
Definition
Disk reset operation
failed.
MS-DOS unable to
locate sector on diskette
or hard-disk drive.
MS-DOS unable to
locate specific track on
diskette or hard-disk
drive.
Computer could not find
particular address mark
on disk.
Computer board chip
faulty.
Backup battery low.
Time or date setting in
System Setup program
incorrect, or computer
battery bad.
Timer circuit on system
board malfunctioning.
Keyboard/mouse con-
troller malfunctioning,
or one or more DIMMs
improperly seated.
Probable Causes
Improperly connected
diskette/tape drive, hard-
disk drive interface cable,
or power cable.
Defective sectors on dis-
kette or hard-disk drive.
Defective diskette or
hard-disk drive.
Faulty diskette or hard-
disk drive.
Defective system board.
Defective battery or
faulty chip (defective sys-
tem board).
Incorrect Time or Date
settings or defective com-
puter battery.
Defective system board.
Improperly seated
DIMMs or faulty key-
board/mouse controller
chip (defective system
board).
Beep Codes and Error Messages
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