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Troubleshooting
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N
O
B O O T
DE VI CE
A VA I L A B L E
—
The computer cannot find the hard drive. If
the hard drive is your boot device, ensure that the drive is installed, properly
seated, and partitioned as a boot device.
N
O
B O O T
SE C T OR
O N
H A RD
D R I V E
—
The operating system may be corrupted.
Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 81).
N
O
T I M E R
T I C K
I N T E RR U P T
—
A chip on the system board may be
malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell
N
O T
E N O U G H
M E M O R Y
O R
R E SO UR CE S
. E
X I T
SO ME
P RO G RA M S
A N D
T R Y
A G A I N
—
You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open the program
that you want to use.
O
P E RA T I N G
S YS T E M
N O T
F O U N D
—
Reinstall the hard drive (see the
Service
Manual
for this computer). If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Dell
O
P T I O N A L
ROM
B A D
C H E C KS U M
—
The optional ROM has failed. Contact
Dell (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 52).
A
R E Q U I R E D
.DLL
F I L E
WAS
N O T
F O U N D
—
The program that you are trying to
open is missing an essential file. Remove and then reinstall the program.
Windows XP
:
1
Click
Start
→
Control Panel
→
Add or Remove Programs
→
Programs and
Features
.
2
Select the program you want to remove.
3
Click
Uninstall
.
4
See the program documentation for installation instructions.
Windows Vista
:
1
Click the Windows Vista Start button
→
Control Panel
→
Programs
→
Programs and Features
.
2
Select the program you want to remove.
3
Click
Uninstall
.
4
See the program documentation for installation instructions.
S
E CT O R
N O T
F O U N D
—
The operating system cannot locate a sector on the
hard drive. You may have a defective sector or corrupted FAT on the hard
drive. Run the Windows error-checking utility to check the file structure on
