Dell Inspiron 1521 Owner's Manual page 88

Disk C: failed initialization —
The hard drive failed initialization. Run the hard drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see
Drive not ready —
The operation requires a hard drive in the bay before it can continue. Install a hard drive in the hard drive bay (see
Error reading PCMCIA card —
The computer cannot identify the ExpressCard. Reinsert the card or try another card (see
Extended memory size has changed —
The amount of memory recorded in NVRAM does not match the memory installed in the computer. Restart the computer. If the error appears again, contact Dell
(see Contacting Dell).
The file being copied is too large for the destination drive —
The file that you are trying to copy is too large to fit on the disk, or the disk is full. Try copying the file to a different disk or use a larger capacity disk.
A filename cannot contain any of the following characters: \ / : * ? " < > | —
Do not use these characters in filenames.
Gate A20 failure —
A memory module may be loose. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see Memory).
General failure —
The operating system is unable to carry out the command. The message is usually followed by specific information—for example, Printer out of paper. Take
the appropriate action.
Hard-disk drive configuration error —
The computer cannot identify the drive type. Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive (see
down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. Run the Hard Disk Drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see
Hard-disk drive controller failure 0 —
The hard drive does not respond to commands from the computer. Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive (see
from a CD. Then, shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. If the problem persists, try another drive. Run the Hard Disk Drive
tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see Dell
Hard-disk drive failure —
The hard drive does not respond to commands from the computer. Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive (see
from a CD. Then, shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. If the problem persists, try another drive. Run the Hard Disk Drive
tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see Dell
Hard-disk drive read failure —
The hard drive may be defective. Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive (see
computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. If the problem persists, try another drive. Run the Hard Disk Drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics
(see Dell Diagnostics).
Insert bootable media —
The operating system is trying to boot to nonbootable media, such as a floppy disk or CD. Insert bootable media.
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