Dell OptiPlex GX240 User Manual page 199

C o m p u t e r M e s s a g e s
Message
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
Cause
The computer cannot find
the floppy or hard drive.
The computer
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 floppy in drive A or
your hard drive does not
have a bootable operating
system installed on it.
There is no operating
system on the floppy.
Action
Enter system setup, check
the computer
configuration information
for the floppy and hard
drive, and, if necessary,
correct the information.
Enter system setup, check
the computer
configuration information
for the hard drive, and if
necessary, correct the
information.
If the problem persists,
reinstall your operating
system. See the
documentation that came
with your operating
system.
Run the System Board
Dell
Devices tests in the
Diagnostics
A nonbootable floppy is in
drive A. Either replace the
floppy with one that has a
bootable operating system,
or remove the floppy from
drive A and restart the
computer.
Boot the computer with a
floppy that contains an
operating system.
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