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S y s t e m M e s s a g e s ( c o n t in u e d )
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WARNING: Dell’s Disk | POST has queried the EIDE drive for | When your computer finishes booting, |
Monitoring System has | status information. The drive has | immediately back up your data and |
detected that drive [0/1] | indicated it has detected possible | replace your hard drive. Restore the data |
on the [primary/secondary] | error conditions for its operating | to the replacement drive. |
EIDE controller is | specifications. | Back up the data on your hard drive. If a |
operating outside of |
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| replacement drive is not immediately | |
normal specifications. It |
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is advisable to |
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| bootable drive, enter system setup and | |
immediately back up your |
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data and replace your hard |
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| None. Remove the drive from the | |
drive by calling your |
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support desk or Dell |
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Computer Corporation. |
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Write fault | The operating system cannot write to | See "Diskette Drive Problems" and "Hard |
Write fault on selected | the diskette or hard drive. | Drive Problems." |
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System Beep Codes
If an error occurs during startup that cannot be reported on the monitor, your computer may emit a beep code that identifies the problem. The beep code is a pattern of sounds: for example, one beep, followed by a second beep, and then a burst of three beeps (code
If a beep code is emitted, write it down on a copy of the Diagnostics Checklist and look it up in the following table. If you are unable to resolve the problem by looking up the meaning of the beep code, use the Dell Diagnostics to identify a more serious cause. If you are still unable to resolve the problem, contact Dell for technical assistance.
If the computer loses power and beeps constantly when you turn it back on, the BIOS is probably corrupted. See "BIOS Recovery Utility" for information on restoring the BIOS.