Dell XPS M1210 Owner's Manual page 92

A C H E D I S A B L E D D U E T O F A I L U R E
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Dell. See "Contacting Dell" on page 141.
C D D R I V E C O N T R O L L E R F A I L U R E
"Drive Problems" on page 89.
The hard drive cannot read the data. See "Drive Problems" on page 89.
A T A E R R O R
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E C R E A S I N G A V A I L A B L E M E M O R Y
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Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. See "Memory" on page 119.
D I S K C : F A I L E D I N I T I A L I Z A T I O N
Diagnostics. See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 85.
D R I V E N O T R E A D Y —
drive in the hard drive bay. See "Hard Drive" on page 116.
E R R O R R E A D I N G P C M C I A
try another card. See "ExpressCards" on page 71.
E X T E N D E D M E M O R Y S I Z E H A S C H A N G E D
the memory installed in the computer. Restart the computer. If the error appears again, contact Dell. See
"Contacting Dell" on page 141.
T H E F I L E B E I N G C O P I E D I S T O O L A R G E F O R T H E D E S T I N A T I O N D R I V E
too large to fit on the disk, or the disk is too full. Try copying the file to a different disk or use a larger
capacity disk.
A F I L E N A M E C A N N O T C O N T A I N A N Y O F T H E F O L L O W I N G C H A R A C T E R S
characters in filenames.
A T E F A I L U R E
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replace them. See "Memory" on page 119.
G E N E R A L F A I L U R E —
followed by specific information—for example, Printer out of paper. Take the appropriate
action.
H A R D - D I S K D R I V E C O N F I G U R A T I O N E R R O R
computer, remove the hard drive (see "Hard Drive" on page 116), and boot the computer from a CD.
Then shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. Run the Hard-Disk
Drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see page 85).
H A R D - D I S K D R I V E C O N T R O L L E R F A I L U R E
computer. Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive (see "Hard Drive" on page 116), and boot the
computer from a CD. Then shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. If
the problem persists, try another drive. Run the Hard-Disk Drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see
page 85).
H A R D - D I S K D R I V E F A I L U R E
down the computer, remove the hard drive (see "Hard Drive" on page 116), and boot the computer from
a CD. Then shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. If the problem
persists, try another drive. Run the Hard-Disk Drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see page 85).
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Troubleshooting
The primary cache internal to the microprocessor has failed. Contact
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The CD drive does not respond to commands from the computer. See
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One or more memory modules may be faulty or improperly seated.
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The hard drive failed initialization. Run the hard drive tests in the Dell
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The operation requires a hard drive in the bay before it can continue. Install a hard
The computer cannot identify the ExpressCard. Reinsert the card or
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The amount of memory recorded in NVRAM does not match
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A memory module may be loose. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary,
The operating system is unable to carry out the command. The message is usually
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The hard drive does not respond to commands from the computer. Shut
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The computer cannot identify the drive type. Shut down the
The hard drive does not respond to commands from the
The file that you are trying to copy is
Do not use these