Troubleshooting Software And Hardware Problems - Dell Latitude KR954 Setup And Quick Reference Manual

F A N F A I L U R E
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Service Manual at support.dell.com.
A R D D I S K D R I V E F A I L U R E
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POST. Check cables, swap hard disks, or see "Contacting Dell" on page 65 for
assistance.
A R D D I S K D R I V E R E A D F A I L U R E
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drive start test (see "Contacting Dell" on page 65 for assistance).
E Y B O A R D F A I L U R E
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O B O O T D E V I C E A V A I L A B L E
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hard drive cable is loose, or no bootable device exists.
• If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected
and that the drive is installed properly and partitioned as a boot device.
• Enter system setup and ensure that the boot sequence information is
correct (see your Service Manual at support.dell.com).
O T I M E R T I C K I N T E R R U P T
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malfunctioning or system board failure (see "Contacting Dell" on page 65 for
assistance).
O V E R C U R R E N T E R R O R
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source for the USB device.
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P A R A M E T E R H A S E X C E E D E D I T S N O R M A L O P E R A T I N G R A N G E
T H A T Y O U B A C K U P Y O U R D A T A R E G U L A R L Y
M A Y N O T I N D I C A T E A P O T E N T I A L H A R D D R I V E P R O B L E M
possible hard drive failure. This feature can be enabled or disabled in BIOS
setup.

Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems

If a device is either not detected during the operating system setup or is
detected but incorrectly configured, you can use the Hardware
Troubleshooter to resolve the incompatibility.
To start the Hardware Troubleshooter:
Windows Vista:
1 Click the Windows Vista Start button
2 Type hardware troubleshooter in the search field and press
<Enter> to start the search.
Processor fan failure. Replace processor fan. See your
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Possible hard drive failure during hard drive
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Keyboard failure or keyboard cable loose.
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No bootable partition on hard drive, or the
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A chip on the system board might be
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Disconnect the USB device. Use external power
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D S E L F M O N I T O R I N G S Y S T E M
Possible hard drive failure during hard-
. A P A R A M E T E R O U T O F R A N G E M A Y O R
, and click Help and Support.
H A S R E P O R T E D T H A T A
E L L R E C O M M E N D S
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S.M.A.R.T error,
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