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Invalid configuration information - please
run SETUP program
Keyboard clock line failure
Keyboard controller failure
Keyboard data line failure
Keyboard failure
Keyboard stuck key failure
Memory address line failure at address,
read value expecting value
Memory allocation error
Memory data line failure at address, read
value expecting value
Memory double word logic failure at
address, read value expecting value
Memory odd/even logic failure at address,
read value expecting value
Memory write/read failure at address, read
value expecting value
Memory size in CMOS invalid
Memory tests terminated by keystroke
No boot device available
No boot sector on hard-disk drive
No timer tick interrupt
Non-system disk or disk error
Not a boot diskette
Plug and Play Configuration Error
Read fault
Requested sector not found
The system configuration information
does not match the hardware
configuration.
A cable or connector may be loose,
or the keyboard or keyboard/mouse
controller may be faulty.
One or more DIMMs may be faulty or
improperly seated.
The software you are attempting to
run is conflicting with the operating
system or another application
program or utility.
One or more DIMMs may be faulty or
improperly seated.
The amount of memory recorded in
the system configuration information
does not match the memory installed
in the computer.
The memory test was not completed. Rerun the memory test.
The computer cannot find the
diskette or hard drive.
The system configuration information
in system setup may be incorrect, or
the operating system may be
corrupted.
A chip on the system board might be
malfunctioning.
The diskette in drive A or your hard
drive does not have a bootable
operating system installed on it.
There is no operating system on the
diskette.
The system has encountered a
problem in trying to configure one or
more expansion cards.
The operating system cannot read
from the diskette or hard drive.
The system could not find a particular
Enter
system setup
and correct the
system configuration information.
See
"Keyboard
Problems."
See
"System Memory
Problems."
Turn off the computer, wait 30 seconds,
and then turn it on. Try to run the program
again. If the problem persists, contact the
software company.
See
"System Memory
Problems."
Reboot the computer. If the error appears
again, see
"Getting
Help" for instructions
on obtaining technical assistance.
Enter
system
setup, check the system
configuration information for the diskette
and hard drive, and, if necessary, correct
the information.
Enter
system
setup, check the system
configuration information for the hard
drive, and if necessary, correct the
information.
If the problem persists, reinstall your
operating system. See the
documentation that came with your
operating system.
Run the System Board Devices tests in
the
Dell
Diagnostics.
A nonbootable diskette is in drive A.
Either replace the diskette with one that
has a bootable operating system, or
remove the diskette from drive A and
restart the computer.
Boot the computer with a diskette that
contains an operating system.
Turn your system off and unplug it.
Remove all but one of the cards. Plug in
your system and reboot it. If the problem
persists, the expansion card may be
malfunctioning. If the message does not
reappear, turn off the power and reinsert
one of the other cards. Repeat this
process until you identify the
malfunctioning card.
See
"Drive
Problems."
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