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Error messages
MEMORY WRITE/READ FAILURE AT ADDRESS, READ
VALUE EXPECTING VALUE
NO BOOT DEVICE AVAILABLE
NO BOOT SECTOR ON HARD DRIVE
NO TIMER TICK INTERRUPT
NOT ENOUGH MEMORY OR RESOURCES. EXIT SOME
PROGRAMS AND TRY AGAIN
OPERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND
OPTIONAL ROM BAD CHECKSUM
SECTOR NOT FOUND
SEEK ERROR
SHUTDOWN FAILURE
TIME-OF-DAY CLOCK LOST POWER
TIME-OF-DAY CLOCK STOPPED
TIME-OF-DAY NOT SET-PLEASE RUN THE SYSTEM
SETUP PROGRAM
TIMER CHIP COUNTER 2 FAILED
UNEXPECTED INTERRUPT IN PROTECTED MODE
X:\ IS NOT ACCESSIBLE. THE DEVICE IS NOT
READY
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Description
A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall
the memory module or, if necessary, replace it.
The computer cannot find the hard drive. If the hard drive is
your boot device, ensure that the drive is installed, properly
seated, and partitioned as a boot device.
The operating system may be corrupted,
A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the
System Set tests in Dell Diagnostics.
You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open
the program that you want to use.
Reinstall the hard drive. If the problem persists,
The optional ROM has failed.
The operating system cannot locate a sector on the hard drive.
You may have a defective sector or corrupted File Allocation
Table (FAT) on the hard drive. Run the Windows error-checking
utility to check the file structure on the hard drive. See
Windows Help and Support for instructions (click Start →
Help and Support). If a large number of sectors are defective,
back up the data (if possible), and then format the hard drive.
The operating system cannot find a specific track on the hard
drive.
A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the
System Set tests in Dell Diagnostics. If the message reappears,
Contact
Dell.
System configuration settings are corrupted. Connect your
computer to an electrical outlet to charge the battery. If the
problem persists, try to restore the data by entering the System
Setup program, then immediately exit the program. If the
message reappears,
Contact
The reserve battery that supports the system configuration
settings may require recharging. Connect your computer to an
electrical outlet to charge the battery. If the problem persists,
Contact
Dell.
The time or date stored in the system setup program does not
match the system clock. Correct the settings for the Date and
Time options.
A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the
System Set tests in Dell Diagnostics.
The keyboard controller may be malfunctioning, or a memory
module may be loose. Run the System Memory tests and the
Keyboard Controller test in Dell Diagnostics or
Insert a disk into the drive and try again.
Contact
Dell.
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Contact
Dell.
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Dell.
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