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F R O N T USB C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N F USB ports on the front I/O panel to

A I L U R E — The USB cable that connects the the system board may be loose.

H ARD - DISK DRIVE FAILURE — Possible hard disk drive failure during hard drive power-on self-test (POST). Check cables /swap hard disks or see "Contacting Dell" on page 57 for assistance.

H ARD - DISK DRIVE READ FAILURE — Possible hard drive failure during hard drive boot test (see "Contacting Dell" on page 57 for assistance).

K EYBOARD FAILURE — Keyboard failure or keyboard cable loose.

N O BOOT DEVICE AVAILABLE — No bootable partition on hard drive or no bootable media in the optical drive, or hard drive/optical drive cable is loose, or no bootable device exists.

•If the optical drive is your boot device, ensure that a bootable media 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.

N O TIMER TICK INTERRUPT — A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning or system board failure.

NOTICE - 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 . —

Self monitoring, analysis, and reporting technology (S.M.A.R.T.) error. Possible hard drive failure. This feature can be enabled or disabled in basic input/output system (BIOS) setup.

TOP USB CABLE CONNECTION FAILURE — The USB cable that connects the USB ports on the top USB tray to the system board may be loose.

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Contents Dell Inspiron Quick Reference Guide June MT480 Contents Reinstalling Your Operating System Macrovision Product Notice Contents About Your Dell Inspiron 518/519 Front ViewBack View Back Panel Connectors About Your Dell Inspiron 518/519 Setting Up Your Computer Installing Your Computer in an EnclosureSetting Up Your Computer Connecting to the Internet Setting Up Your Internet ConnectionSetting Up Your Computer Transferring Information to a New Computer Setting Up Your Computer Specifications Sata Sdram Player, or VCR Indicates that the network cable has been Connectors Inspiron 518/519 Video Integrated video Indicates power-on state Controls and Lights Vibration spectrum that simulates user Specifications Troubleshooting Troubleshooting ToolsBeep Codes Code Description Suggested Remedy Repetitive System Messages Page Dell Diagnostics When to Use the Dell DiagnosticsInsert the Drivers and Utilities media Test Memory Results Solving Problems Power ProblemsMemory Problems Lockups and Software Problems Computer does not start upProgram stops responding Other software problems Troubleshooting Reinstalling Your Operating System What Is a Driver?Drivers Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities Identifying DriversUsing the Drivers and Utilities media Restoring Your Operating System Using Microsoft Windows System Restore Using Dell Factory Image Restore Using the Operating System Media Reinstalling Your Operating System Finding Information Using and maintaining peripherals Getting Help Obtaining AssistanceTechnical Support and Customer Service DellConnect Online ServicesProblems With Your Order AutoTech ServiceAutomated Order-Status Service Getting Help Before You Call Page Contacting Dell Getting Help Appendix FCC Notice U.S. OnlyFCC Class B Macrovision Product Notice Index Index Wizard, 15 reinstalling, 49 System Restore Index
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