Dell Precision 330 User Manual page 161

S y s t e m M e s s a g e s ( c o n t i n u e d )
Message
Sector not found
Seek error
Shutdown failure
Time-of-day clock stopped The battery may be dead.
Time-of-day not set
Timer chip counter 2
failed
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
Computer Corporation.
Write fault
Write fault on selected
drive
Cause
The operating system is unable to
locate a sector on the diskette or hard
drive.
The operating system is unable to
find a specific track on the diskette or
hard drive.
A chip on the system board might be
malfunctioning.
The time or date displayed in the
system configuration information
does not match the system clock.
A chip on the system board might be
malfunctioning.
The keyboard controller might be
malfunctioning, or one or more
RIMMs may be loose.
Power-on self-test (POST) has
queried the EIDE drive for status
information. The drive has returned a
parameter from the call that indicates
it has detected possible error
conditions for its operating
specifications.
The operating system cannot write to
the diskette or hard drive.
Action
See "Diskette Drive Problems" and
Drive Problems."
If the error is on the diskette drive, try a
different diskette in the drive.
Run the System Board Devices tests in the
Dell Diagnostics.
Enter system setup and correct the date or
time.
If the problem persists, see "Battery
Problems."
Enter system setup and correct the date or
time.
Run the System Board Devices tests in
the Dell Diagnostics.
Run the System Memory and the
Keyboard tests in the Dell Diagnostics.
When your computer finishes booting,
immediately back up your data and
replace your hard drive. Restore the data
to the replaced drive.
Back up the data on your hard drive. If a
replacement drive is not immediately
available and the drive is not the only
bootable drive, enter system setup
change the appropriate drive setting to
None. Remove the drive from the system.
See "Diskette Drive Problems" and
Drive Problems."
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