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value expecting value
Memory size in CMOS invalid
Memory tests terminated by keystroke
No boot device available
No boot sector 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 sector not found
Reset failed
Sector not found
Seek error
Shutdown failure
Terminator/processor card cannot be
installed!
Time-of-day clock stopped
The amount of memory recorded in
the system configuration information
does not match the memory
installed in the computer.
The memory test did not complete.
The computer cannot find the
diskette or hard-disk drive.
The system configuration
information in System Setup may
be incorrect, or the operating
system may be corrupted.
A chip on the system board might
be malfunctioning.
The diskette in drive A or your hard-
disk drive does not have a bootable
operating system installed on it.
There is no operating system on the
diskette.
The system has encountered a
problem in trying to configure one or
more expansion cards.
The operating system cannot read
from the diskette or hard-disk drive.
The system could not find a
particular sector on the disk, or the
requested sector is defective.
The disk reset operation failed.
The operating system is unable to
locate a sector on the diskette or
hard-disk drive.
The operating system is unable to
find a specific track on the diskette
or hard-disk drive.
A chip on the system board might
be malfunctioning.
Neither a terminator card nor a
secondary microprocessor is
installed in the secondary
microprocessor connector
(PROC_1).
The battery may be dead.
Reboot the computer. If the error appears
again, see
"Getting
Help" for instructions
on obtaining technical assistance.
Rerun the memory test.
Enter
System
Setup, check the system
configuration information for the diskette
and hard-disk drive, and if necessary,
correct the information.
Enter
System
Setup, check the system
configuration information for the hard-
disk drive, and if necessary, correct the
information.
If the message persists, reinstall your
operating system. See the
documentation that came with your
operating system.
Run the System Board Devices tests in
the
Dell
Diagnostics.
A nonbootable diskette is in drive A.
Either replace the diskette with one that
has a bootable operating system, or
remove the diskette from drive A and
restart the computer.
Boot the computer with a diskette that
contains an operating system.
Turn your system off and unplug it.
Remove all but one of the cards. Plug in
your system and reboot it. If the message
persists, the expansion card may be
malfunctioning. If the message does not
appear, turn off the power and reinsert
one of the other cards. Repeat this
process until you identify the
malfunctioning card.
See
"Troubleshooting
Drives."
See
"Troubleshooting
Drives."
See
"Troubleshooting
Drives."
If the error is on the diskette drive, try
another diskette in the drive.
Run the System Board Devices tests in
the
Dell
Diagnostics.
Make sure that either a terminator card or
a secondary microprocessor is installed
in the PROC_1 connector. Reseat the
microprocessor and start the system. If
errors persist, see
"Getting
Help" for
instructions on obtaining technical
assistance.
NOTE: This message indicates a fatal
error. When a fatal error occurs, the
system usually cannot be rebooted until
an appropriate hardware change has
been made.
Enter
System Setup
and correct the date
or time.

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