Dell M1330 - XPS - Core 2 Duo 1.83 GHz, Owner'S Manual

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Troubleshooting
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VALUE —
A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the
memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 137).
M EMORY WRITE / READ FAILURE AT ADDRESS , READ VALUE EXPECTING VALUE —
A
memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory
modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 137).
N O BOOT DEVICE AVAILABLE —
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 BOOT SECTOR ON HARD DRIVE —
The operating system may be corrupted.
Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 164).
N O TIMER TICK INTERRUPT —
A chip on the system board may be
malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell
Diagnostics" on page 87).
N OT ENOUGH MEMORY OR RESOURCES . E XIT SOME PROGRAMS AND TRY AGAIN —
You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open the program
that you want to use.
O
PERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND
—
Reinstall the hard drive (see "Hard Drive"
on page 129). If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on
page 164).
O PTIONAL R O M BAD CHECKSUM —
The optional ROM has failed. Contact
Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 164).
A REQUIRED . D L L FILE WAS NOT FOUND —
The program that you are trying to
open is missing an essential file. Remove and then reinstall the program.
1
Click Start
→
Control Panel .
2
Under Programs , click Uninstall a Program .
3
Select the program you want to remove.
4
Click Uninstall and follow the prompts on the screen.
5
See the program documentation for installation instructions.
S ECTOR NOT FOUND —
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
the hard drive. See Windows Help and Support for instructions (click
Start
→
Help and Support ). If a large number of sectors are defective, back up
the data (if possible), and then reformat the hard drive.
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