Resolving Software And Hardware Incompatibilities - Dell OptiPlex GX745 User'smanual

Operating system not found —
Plug and Play Configuration Error —
1. Turn your computer off, unplug it from the electrical outlet, and then remove all but one of the cards.
2. Plug in your computer and reboot it.
3. If the message reappears, the installed card might be malfunctioning. If the message does not reappear, turn off the computer and
reinsert one of the other cards.
4. Repeat this process until you identify which card is malfunctioning.
Read fault —
Requested sector not found —
Reset failed —
See Drive Problems.
Sector not found —
Run the Windows error-checking utility to check the file structure on the floppy disk or hard drive. See Windows Help for instructions.
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If a large number of sectors are defective, back up the data (if possible), and then reformat the floppy disk or hard drive.
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Seek error — See Drive Problems.
Shutdown failure — Run the Dell Diagnostics (see
Time-of-day clock stopped —
Time-of-day not set-please run the System Setup program —
Enter system setup (see Entering System
Battery).
Timer chip counter 2 failed — Run the Dell Diagnostics (see
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 —
If no replacement drive is immediately available and the drive is not the only bootable drive, enter system setup (see
Setup) and change the appropriate drive setting to None. Then remove the drive from the computer.
Write fault —
Write fault on selected drive —
See Drive Problems.
<drive letter>:\ is not accessible. The device is not ready —
insert a floppy, CD, or Zip disk into the drive and try again.
Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities
Contact Dell (see Contacting Dell).
Dell Diagnostics).
Setup) and correct the date or time. If the problem persists, replace the battery (see
Dell
Run the Dell Diagnostics (see
The selected drive cannot read its medium. Depending on its medium type,
Diagnostics).
Dell Diagnostics).
Replacing the
Entering System