TI M E - O F - D A Y N O T S E T - P L E A S E R U N T H E S YS T E M S E T 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.
TI M E R C H I P C O U N T E R 2 F A I L E D — A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 39).
U N E X P E C T E D I N T E R R U P T I N P R O T E C T E D 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 39).
X :\ I S N O T A C C E 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.
System Messages
NOTE: If the message you received is not listed below, see the documentation for either the operating system or the program that was running when the message appeared.
A L E R T ! P R E V I O U S A T T E M P T S A T B O O T I N G T H I S S YS T E M H A V E F A I L E D A T
C H E C K P O I N T [ N N N N ] . F O R H E L P I N R E S O L V I N G T H I S P R O B L E M , P L E A S E N O T E T H I S C H E C K P O I N T A N D C O N T A C T D E L L TE C H N I C A L S U P P O R T — The computer failed
to complete the boot routine three consecutive times for the same error (see "Contacting Dell" on page 71 for assistance).
CMOS C H E C K S U M E R R O R — Possible system board failure or RTC battery low. Replace the battery (see your Service Manual on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com or see "Contacting Dell" on page 71 for assistance).
F A N [ X ] F A I L U R E — Fan failure. Replace the defective fan (see your Service Manual on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com).
H A R D - D I S K R E A D F A I L U R E — Possible hard drive failure during hard drive boot test (see "Contacting Dell" on page 71 for assistance).
K E Y B O A R D F A I L U R E — Keyboard failure or keyboard cable loose (see your Service Manual on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com).
N O B O O T D E V I C E A V A I L A B L E — The system cannot detect a bootable device or partition.
•If the optical drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected and that a bootable disc is in the drive.
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