System Messages - Dell Vostro A100 Setup And Quick Reference Manual

Troubleshooting
Connect your computer to an electrical outlet to
charge the battery. If the problem persists, contact
Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 69).
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I M E O F D A Y N O T S E T
S S
YS T E M E T U P P R O G R A M
date stored in the system setup program does not
match the system clock. Correct the settings for the
Date and Time options. See your Service Manual at
support.dell.com for more information.
T
I M E R C H I P C O U N T E R
on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the
System Set tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell
Diagnostics" on page 42).
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N E X P E C T E D I N T E R R U P T I N P R O T E C T E D
—
The keyboard controller may be
M O D E
malfunctioning, or a memory module may be loose.
Run the System Memory tests and the Keyboard
Controller test in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell
Diagnostics" on page 42).
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X I S N O T A C C E S S I B L E
—
Insert a disk into the drive and
N O T R E A D Y
try again.
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P L E A S E R U N T H E
—
The time or
2 —
A chip
F A I L E D
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H E D E V I C E I S
W : B
A R N I N G A T T E R Y I S C R I T I C A L L Y
—
The battery is running out of charge.
L O W
Replace the battery, or connect the computer to an
electrical outlet; otherwise, activate hibernate
mode or shut down the computer.

System Messages

NOTE: If the message you received is not
listed in the table, see the documentation for
either the operating system or the program
that was running when the message
appeared.
A ! P
L E R T R E V I O U S A T T E M P T S A T B O O T I N G
T H I S S YS T E M H A V E F A I L E D A T C H E C K P O I N T
[ ]. F
N N N N O R H E L P I N R E S O L V I N G T H I S
,
P R O B L E M P L E A S E N O T E T H I S C H E C K P O I N T
D
A N D C O N T A C T E L L
S —
The computer failed to complete
U P P O R T
the start routine three consecutive times for the
same error (see "Contacting Dell" on page 69 for
assistance).
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E C H N I C A L