Dell XPS 630, Owner'S Manual

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Troubleshooting Tools
D ISKETTE SUBSYSTEM RESET FAILURE — Possible floppy disk controller failure.
D ISKETTE READ FAILURE — The floppy disk may be defective or a cable may be
loose. Replace the floppy disk/check for a loose cable connection.
H ARD - DISK READ FAILURE — Possible hard-disk failure during hard-disk boot test
(see "Contacting Dell" on page 141 for assistance).
H ARD - DISK DRIVE FAILURE — Possible hard-disk failure during Power-on Self test
(POST). Replace the hard-disk (see "Contacting Dell" on page 141 for assistance).
K EYBOARD FAILURE — Keyboard failure or keyboard cable loose (see "Keyboard
Problems" on page 105).
N
O BOOT DEVICE AVAILABLE
— The system cannot detect a bootable device or
partition.
• If the floppy drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected and
that a bootable floppy disk is in the drive.
• If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected and
that the drive is installed properly and partitioned as a boot device.
• Enter System Setup and ensure that the boot sequence information is correct
(see "Entering System Setup" on page 77).
N O TIMER TICK INTERRUPT — A chip on the system board might be
malfunctioning or motherboard failure (see "Contacting Dell" on page 141 for
assistance).
N ON - SYSTEM DISK OR DISK ERROR — Replace the floppy disk with one that has
a bootable operating system or remove the floppy disk from drive A and restart the
computer.
N OT A BOOT DISKETTE — Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart your computer.
U S B OVER CURRENT ERROR — Replace the USB device.
N O T I C E - H
ARD
D
RIVE SELF MONITORING SYSTEM HAS REPORTED THAT A
PARAMETER HAS EXCEEDED ITS NORMAL OPERATING RANGE
. D
ELL
RECOMMENDS THAT YOU BACK UP YOUR DATA REGULARLY
. A
PARAMETER OUT
OF RANGE MAY OR MAY NOT INDICATE A POTENTIAL HARD DRIVE PROBLEM
. —
S.M.A.R.T. error indicating a possible HDD failure. This feature can be enabled or
disabled in the BIOS setup.
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