Dell D15M owner manual

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Error Message

Description

Non-system disk

The floppy disk in drive A does not have a bootable operating system installed on

or disk error

it. Either replace the floppy disk with one that has a bootable operating system, or

 

remove the floppy disk from drive A and restart the computer.

Not a boot

The operating system is trying to boot to a floppy disk that does not have a

diskette

bootable operating system installed on it. Insert a bootable floppy disk.

Plug and play

The computer encountered a problem while trying to configure one or more

configuration

cards.

error

 

Read fault

The operating system cannot read from the floppy or hard drive, the computer

 

could not find a particular sector on the disk, or the requested sector is defective.

Requested sector

The operating system cannot read from the floppy or hard drive, the computer

not found

could not find a particular sector on the disk, or the requested sector is defective.

Reset failed

The disk re-set operation failed.

Sector not found

The operating system cannot locate a sector on the floppy or hard drive.

Seek error

The operating system cannot find a specific track on the floppy disk or hard drive.

Shutdown failure

A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning.

Time-of-day clock

The battery might be dead.

stopped

 

Time-of-day not

The time or date stored in System Setup does not match the computer clock.

set-please run the

 

System Setup

 

program

 

Timer chip

A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning.

counter 2 failed

 

Unexpected

The keyboard controller may be malfunctioning or a memory module may be

interrupt in

loose.

protected mode

 

WARNING: Dell's

During initial startup, the drive detected possible error conditions. When your

Disk Monitoring

computer finishes booting, immediately back up your data and replace your hard

System has

drive (for installation procedures, see "Adding and Removing Parts" for your

detected that drive

computer type). If no replacement drive is immediately available and the drive is

[0/1] on the

not the only bootable drive, enter System Setup and change the appropriate drive

[primary/

setting to None. Then remove the drive from the computer.

secondary] EIDE

 

controller is

 

operating outside

 

of normal

 

specifications. It is

 

advisable to

 

immediately back

 

up your data and

 

replace your hard

 

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Contents Regulatory Model D15M Regulatory Type D15M001 Page Contents Diagnostics Before Working Inside Your Computer Working on Your ComputerAfter Working Inside Your Computer Turning Off Your ComputerPage Page System Overview Removing and Installing ComponentsRecommended Tools Removing the Cover Installing the Cover Removing the Front Bezel Removing the Intrusion SwitchInstalling the Intrusion Switch Removing The Expansion Card Installing the Front BezelInstalling the Expansion Card Removing the Memory Installing the MemoryMemory Module Guidelines Removing the Hard Drive Removing the Coin-Cell BatteryInstalling the Coin-Cell Battery Removing the Optical Drive Installing the Hard DriveRemoving the Speaker Installing the Optical DriveRemoving the Power Supply Installing the SpeakerPage Removing the Heatsink Assembly Installing the Power SupplyInstalling the Heatsink Assembly Removing the ProcessorRemoving the System Fan Installing the ProcessorRemoving the Power Switch Installing the System FanPage Removing the I/O Panel Installing the Power SwitchPage Installing the I/O Panel System Board Components Removing the System Board Page Installing the System Board Page Navigation Keys System SetupBoot Sequence System Setup Options COM1 Video Computrace Service from Absolute Software KEK Performance Post Behavior When Lookup Method is set to Static IP Updating the Bios Clearing Forgotten Password System and Setup PasswordAssigning a System Password and Setup Password Disabling a System Password Page Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment ePSA Diagnostics DiagnosticsPage Power LED Diagnostics Troubleshooting Your ComputerBeep Code Error MessagesPage DIMM1 Page Page Technical Specifications Communications Power Page Contacting Dell

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