Dell Latitude D531 User Manual page 86

them.
M E M O R Y O D D / E V E N L O G I C F A I L U R E A T A D D R E S S
faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules (see "Memory" on page 114) and, if necessary, replace
them.
M E M O R Y W R I T E / R E A D F A I L U R E A T A D D R E S S
faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules (see "Memory" on page 114) and, if necessary, replace
them.
O B O O T D E V I C E A V A I L A B L E
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ensure that the drive is installed, properly seated, and partitioned as a boot device.
O B O O T S E C T O R O N H A R D D R I V E
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on page 137).
N O T I M E R T I C K I N T E R R U P T
Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 77).
N O T E N O U G H M E M O R Y O R R E S O U R C E S
open. Close all windows and open the program that you want to use.
O P E R A T I N G S YS T E M N O T F O U N D
persists, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 137).
O P T I O N A L R O M B A D C H E C K S U M
page 137).
A R E Q U I R E D . D L L F I L E W A S N O T F O U N D
Remove and then reinstall the program.
1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Add or Remove Programs.
2 Select the program you want to remove.
3 Click Remove or Change/Remove and follow the prompts on the screen.
4 See the program documentation for installation instructions.
S E C T O R N O T F O U N D — The operating system cannot locate a sector on the hard drive. You may have a defective
sector or corrupted FAT on the hard drive. Run the Microsoft Windows error-checking utility to check the file
structure on the hard drive. See the Help and Support Center for instructions. To access the Help and Support
Center, click Start or
possible), and then reformat the hard drive.
S E E K E R R O R — The operating system cannot find a specific track on the hard drive.
S H U T D O W N F A I L U R E — A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in the Dell
Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 77).
T I M E - O F - D A Y C L O C K L O S T P O W E R
electrical outlet to charge the battery. If the problem persists, try to restore the data by entering the system setup
program (see "System Setup Program" on page 97). Then immediately exit the program. If the message reappears,
contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 137).
T I M E - O F - D A Y C L O C K S T O P P E D
recharging. Connect your computer to an electrical outlet to charge the battery. If the problem persists, contact Dell
(see "Contacting Dell" on page 137).
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Troubleshooting
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, R E A D V A L U E E X P E C T I N G V A L U E
— The computer cannot find the hard drive. If the hard drive is your boot device,
— The operating system may be corrupted. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell"
— A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in the
. E X I T S O M E P R O G R A M S A N D T R Y A G A I N
— Reinstall the hard drive (see "Hard Drive" on page 111). If the problem
— The optional ROM apparently failed. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on
— The program that you are trying to open is missing an essential file.
→
Help and Support. If a large number of sectors are defective, back up the data (if
— System configuration settings are corrupted. Connect your computer to an
— The reserve battery that supports the system configuration settings may require
R E A D V A L U E E X P E C T I N G V A L U E — A memory module may be
— A memory module may be
— You have too many programs