Dell Vostro 1400, Owner'S Manual

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Troubleshooting
M EMORY ALLOCATION ERROR —
The software you are attempting to run is
conflicting with the operating system, another program, or a utility. Shut
down the computer, wait 30 seconds, and then restart it. Try to run the
program again. If the error message still appears, see the software
documentation.
M
EMORY DATA LINE 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 174).
M EMORY DOUBLE WORD LOGIC 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 174).
M
EMORY ODD
/
EVEN LOGIC 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 174).
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 174).
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 201).
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 115).
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 166). If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on
page 201).
O
PTIONAL
R O M
BAD CHECKSUM
—
The optional ROM has failed. Contact
Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 201).
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.
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