System Error Messages - Dell Vostro 260 Owner's Manual

System Error Messages

System Message
Alert! Previous attempts at booting this
system have failed at checkpoint [nnnn].
For help in resolving this problem, please
note this checkpoint and contact Dell
Technical Support
CMOS checksum error
CPU fan failure
System fan failure
Hard-disk drive failure
Keyboard failure
No boot device available
No timer tick interrupt
USB over current error
Description
The computer failed to complete the boot
routine three consecutive times for the
same error.
Possible motherboard failure or Real-time
clock (RTC) battery low.
CPU fan has failed
System fan has failed
Possible hard disk drive failure during
POST
Keyboard failure or loose cable. If
reseating the cable does not solve the
problem, replace the keyboard.
No bootable partition on hard disk drive,
the hard disk 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.
A chip on the system board might be
malfunctioning or motherboard failure.
Disconnect the USB device. The USB
device needs more power for it to function
properly. Use an external power source to
connect the USB device, or if the device
has two USB cables, connect both of
them.
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