Troubleshooting
40
Connect your computer to an electrical outlet to
charge the battery. If the problem persists, contact
Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 69).
T
I M E
-
O F
-
D A Y
NO T
S ET
-
P L EA S E
R U N
T H E
S
YST EM
S
ET U P
P R O G R A M
—
The time or
date stored in the system setup program does not
match the system clock. Correct the settings for the
Date and Time options. See your
Service Manual
at
support.dell.com for more information.
T
I M ER
C H I P
C O U N TE R
2
F A I L ED
—
A chip
on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the
System Set tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell
Diagnostics" on page 42).
U
N EX P EC T ED
I NTE R R U PT
I N
P RO TEC T ED
M O D E
—
The keyboard controller may be
malfunctioning, or a memory module may be loose.
Run the System Memory tests and the Keyboard
Controller test in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell
Diagnostics" on page 42).
X
:\
I S
NO T
A C CE S S I B L E
. T
H E
D E V I C E
I S
N O T
R E A D Y
—
Insert a disk into the drive and
try again.
W
A RN I NG
: B
A T TE RY
I S
C R I T I C A L L Y
L O W
—
The battery is running out of charge.
Replace the battery, or connect the computer to an
electrical outlet; otherwise, activate hibernate
mode or shut down the computer.
System Messages
NOTE: If the message you received is not
listed in the table, see the documentation for
either the operating system or the program
that was running when the message
appeared.
A
L E RT
! P
R EV I O U S
A T TE MP TS
A T
B O O TI N G
TH I S
SYS TEM
H A V E
F A I L ED
A T
C H E C KP O I N T
[
N NNN
]. F
O R
H E L P
I N
RE S O L V I NG
TH I S
P RO B L EM
,
P L EA SE
N O TE
T H I S
C H E CK P O I N T
A ND
CO N TA C T
D
E L L
T
E C H NI C A L
S
U P P O R T
—
The computer failed to complete
the start routine three consecutive times for the
same error (see "Contacting Dell" on page 69 for
assistance).
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