Troubleshooting
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Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 63).
M
E MO RY
A D D R E S S
L I N E
F A I L U RE
A T
A D D R E S S
,
RE A D
V A L U E
E X P E CT I N G
VA LUE
—
A memory module may be
faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on
M
E MO RY
A L L O C A T I O N
E R R O R
—
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
E MO RY
D A TA
L I N E
F A I L U RE
A T
A D D R E S S
,
RE A D
V A L U E
EX P E CT I N G
V A L U E
—
A memory module may be faulty
or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules (see "Memory" on page 103) and, if necessary, replace them.
M
E MO RY
D O U B L E
W O R D
L O G I C
F A I L U R E
A T
A D D R E S S
,
R E A D
VAL U E
E X PE C T I N G
V A L U E
—
A memory module may
be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules (see "Memory" on page 103) and, if necessary, replace
them.
M
E MO RY
O D D
/
E V E N
L O G I C
F A I L U R E
A T
A D D R ES S
,
R E A D
V A L U E
E XP E C T I N G
V A L U E
—
A memory module may be
faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules (see "Memory" on page 103) and, if necessary, replace
them.
M
E MO RY
W RI TE
/
R E A D
F A I L U R E
A T
A D D R E S S
,
RE AD
VA LUE
E X PE C T I N G
VAL U E
—
A memory module may be
faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules (see "Memory" on page 103) and, if necessary, replace
them.
N
O
B O O T
D E V I C E
A V A 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
S E CT O R
O N
H A R D
D R I V E
—
The operating system may be corrupted. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell"
on page 128). No timer tick interrupt.
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
RE S OUR CE S
. E
X I T
S O M E
P R O G R A 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 R A T I N G
S YST E M
N O T
F O U N D
—
Reinstall the hard drive (see "Hard Drive" on page 96). If the problem persists,
contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 128).
O
P T I O N A L
ROM
B A D
CH E CK SU M
—
The optional ROM apparently failed. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on
page 128). A required .DLL 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
→
Add or Remove Programs
.
2
Select the program you want to remove.
3
Click
Remove
or
Change/Remove
and follow the prompts on the screen.
4
See the program documentation for installation instructions.
S
E C T 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 the
hard drive. See the Help and Support Center for instructions. If a large number of sectors are defective, back up the
data (if possible), and then reformat the hard drive.
S
E E K
E RR O R
—
The operating system cannot find a specific track on the hard drive.