Error Messages - Dell Inspiron 9300 Owner's Manual

S C A N T H E C O M P U T E R F O R S P Y W A R E
frequently receive pop-up advertisements, or you are having problems connecting to the Internet, your
computer might be infected with spyware. Use an anti-virus program that includes anti-spyware
protection (your program may require an upgrade) to scan the computer and remove spyware. For more
information, go to support.dell.com and search for the keyword spyware.

Error Messages

CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the
Product Information Guide.
If the message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system or the program that
was running when the message appeared.
A D C O M M A N D O R F I L E N A M E
B
the proper place, and used the correct pathname.
D R I V E C O N T R O L L E R F A I L U R E
C D
See "Drive Problems" on page 55.
— The hard drive cannot read the data. See "Drive Problems" on page 55.
D A T A E R R O R
H E F I L E B E I N G C O P I E D I S T O O L A R G E F O R T H E D E S T I N A T I O N D R I V E
T
to copy is too large to fit on the disk, or the disk is too full. Try copying the file to a different disk or use
a larger capacity disk.
A F I L E N A M E C A N N O T C O N T A I N A N Y O F T H E F O L L O W I N G C H A R A C T E R S
use these characters in filenames.
N S E R T B O O T A B L E M E D I A
I
Insert a bootable CD.
N O T E N O U G H M E M O R Y O R R E S O U R C E S
many programs open. Close all windows and open the program that you want to use.
O P E R A T I N G S YS T E M N O T F O U N D
contact Dell. See "Contacting Dell" on page 110.
— If you are experiencing slow computer performance, you
— Ensure that you have spelled the command correctly, put spaces in
— The CD drive does not respond to commands from the computer.
— The operating system is trying to boot to a nonbootable CD.
. E X I T S O M E P R O G R A M S A N D T R Y A G A I N
— Reinstall the hard drive. See page 83. If the problem persists,
— The file that you are trying
: \ / : * ? " < > | — Do not
— You have too
Solving Problems
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