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the other cards.
4. Repeat this process until you identify which card is malfunctioning.
Read fault —
Requested sector not found —
Reset failed —
See
"Drive
Problems."
Sector not found —
Run the Windows error-checking utility to check the file structure on the floppy disk or hard drive. See Windows Help for instructions.
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If a large number of sectors are defective, back up the data (if possible), and then reformat the floppy disk or hard drive.
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Seek error —
See
"Drive
Problems."
Shutdown failure —
Run the
Dell
Time-of-day clock stopped —
Time-of-day not set-please run the System Setup program —
Enter system setup
and correct the date or time. If the problem persists,
Timer chip counter 2 failed —
Run the
Unexpected interrupt in protected mode —
WARNING: Dell's Disk Monitoring System has detected that drive [0/1] on the [primary/secondary] EIDE controller is operating outside of normal
specifications. It is advisable to immediately back up your data and replace your hard drive by calling your support desk or Dell —
If no replacement drive is immediately available and the drive is not the only bootable drive,
None. Then remove the drive from the computer.
Write fault —
Write fault on selected drive —
See
"Drive
Problems."
<drive letter>:\ is not accessible. The device is not ready —
CD, or Zip disk into the drive and try again.
Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities
If a device is either not detected during the operating system setup or is detected but incorrectly configured, you can use Device Manager or the Hardware
Troubleshooter to resolve the incompatibility.
®
Microsoft
Windows
To resolve incompatibilities using Device Manager:
1. Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
Diagnostics.
Dell
Diagnostics.
Run the
Dell
Diagnostics.
The selected drive cannot read its medium. Depending on its medium type, insert a floppy,
®
XP
replace the
battery.
enter system setup
and change the appropriate drive setting to
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