System Messages; Hardware Troubleshooter; Help And Support - Dell Vostro 220 Service Manual

System Messages

NOTE:
for either the operating system or the program that was running when the message
appeared.
L E R T
A ! P
C H E C K P O I N T
C H E C K P O I N T A N D C O N T A C T
complete the boot routine three consecutive times for the same error (see "Contacting
Dell" on page 137).
C M O S
Replace the battery (see "Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery" on page 118).
F A N F A I L U R E
C P U
assembly (see "Processor Heat Sink/Fan Assembly" on page 99).
A R D D I S K R E A D F A I L U R E
H -
E Y B O A R D F A I L U R E
K
Problems" on page 22).
O B O O T D E V I C E A V A I L A B L E
N
partition.
• If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected and that
the drive is installed properly and partitioned as a boot device.
• Enter the system setup program (see "System Setup Program" on page 129) and
ensure that the boot sequence information is correct.
O T I M E R T I C K I N T E R R U P T
N
or system board failure (see "System Setup Program" on page 129 for assistance).
NOTICE – H
P A R A M E T E R H A S E X C E E D E D I T S N O R M A L O P E R A T I N G R A N G E
T H A T Y O U B A C K U P Y O U R D A T A R E G U L A R L Y
M A Y N O T I N D I C A T E A P O T E N T I A L H A R D D R I V E P R O B L E M
possible hard drive failure. This feature can be enabled or disabled in BIOS setup.

Hardware Troubleshooter

If a device is either not detected during the operating system setup or is
detected, but incorrectly configured, you can use the Hardware
Troubleshooter to resolve the incompatibility.
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If the message you received is not listed in the table, see the documentation
R E V I O U S A T T E M P T S A T B O O T I N G T H I S S YS T E M H A V E F A I L E D A T
N N N N O R H E L P I N R E S O L V I N G T H I S P R O B L E M
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E L L
D
— Possible system board failure or RTC battery low.
C H E C K S U M E R R O R
— Processor heat sink/fan failure. Replace the heat sink/fan
— Possible hard drive failure during hard drive boot test.
— Keyboard failure or keyboard cable loose (see "Keyboard
— The system cannot detect a bootable device or
— A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning
A R D R I V E
D S E L F M O N I T O R I N G S Y S T E M
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Help and Support.

Troubleshooting
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E C H N I C A L U P P O R T — The computer failed to
T S
P A R A M E T E R O U T O F R A N G E M A Y O R
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. — S.M.A.R.T error,
P L E A S E N O T E T H I S
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H A S R E P O R T E D T H A T A
E L L R E C O M M E N D S
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