Write Fault; General Problems; A Program Stops Responding - Dell OptiPlex GX260 Series System User's Manual

computer could not find a particular sector on the disk, or the requested sector is defective. See
Problems" for troubleshooting suggestions.
Reset failed— The disk reset operation failed. See
Sector not found— The operating system cannot locate a sector on the floppy or hard drive.
Run the Windows error-checking utility to check the file structure on the floppy disk or hard drive. See
Windows Help for instructions.
If a large number of sectors are defective, back up the data (if possible), and then reformat the floppy
disk or hard drive.
Seek error—
The operating system cannot find a specific track on the floppy disk or hard drive. See
Problems" for troubleshooting suggestions.
Shutdown failure—
A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning. Run the
Time-of-day clock stopped—
the problem persists, contact Dell. See
Time-of-day not set-please run the System Setup program—
does not match the computer clock. Enter system setup and correct the Date and Time options.
Timer chip counter 2 failed—
Unexpected interrupt in protected mode—
module may be loose. Run the
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—
drive detected possible error conditions.
When your computer finishes booting, immediately back up your data and replace your hard drive (for
installation procedures, see "Adding and Removing Parts" for your computer type).
If no replacement drive is immediately available and the drive is not the only bootable drive,
system setup and change the appropriate drive setting to None. Then remove the drive from the
computer.

Write fault—

The operating system cannot write to the floppy or hard drive. See
troubleshooting suggestions.
Write fault on selected drive—
Problems" for troubleshooting suggestions.
x:\ is not accessible. The device is not ready—
into the drive and try again.

General Problems

A program stops responding

End the program
Windows XP, Windows 2000
1. Press <Ctrl><Shift><Esc> simultaneously.
2. Click Applications.
3. Click the program that is no longer responding.
4. Click End Task.
Windows NT®
1. Press <Ctrl><Alt><Delete> simultaneously.
2. Click Task Manager, and click Applications.
3. Click the program that is no longer responding.
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The battery might be dead.
"Battery Problems" for additional troubleshooting suggestions.
A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the
The keyboard controller may be malfunctioning, or a memory
Dell Diagnostics.
The operating system cannot write to the floppy or hard drive. See
The floppy drive cannot read the disk. Insert a floppy disk
Problems" for troubleshooting suggestions.
Enter system setup and correct the date or time. If
The time or date stored in system setup
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Dell Diagnostics.
Dell Diagnostics.
During initial start-up, the
enter
Problems" for
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