Dell Latitude CP Service Manual page 36

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 pro-
tected mode
Warning!
Battery is
critically low.
The diagnostics contains tests that aid in troubleshooting the computer. If
needed, see Chapter 4, "Running the Dell Diagnostics," in the Reference and
Troubleshooting Guide . The diagnostics diskette contains the following test
groups:
RAM — Tests the main memory
System Set — Tests the system board's primary functions
Video — Tests the video subsystem
Keyboard — Tests the keyboard subsystem
Mouse — Tests the mouse/touch-pad subsystem
Diskette Drives — Tests the diskette drive subsystem
Hard-Disk Drives (Non-SCSI) — Tests the IDE hard-disk drive subsystem
IDE CD ROM Drives — Tests the CD-ROM drive subsystem
Serial/Infrared Ports — Tests the serial communication port
Parallel Ports — Tests the parallel communication port
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MS-DOS unable to find
specific track on diskette or
hard-disk drive.
Microprocessor unable to
reset.
System clock stopped.
Time or date stored in RTC
does not match system
clock.
Timer circuit on system
board malfunctioning.
Keyboard/mouse control-
ler malfunctioning, or
memory module(s) not
responding.
Battery is running out of
power.
Defective diskette or
hard-disk drive.
System board faulty.
Reserve battery lost
its charge.
Reserve battery lost
its charge.
System board faulty.
System board faulty.
One or more mem-
ory module(s) faulty
or improperly
seated.
Battery needs
recharging.
System Error Messages 3-9