Table 3-2. System Error Messages (continued)

Message

Definition

Probable Causes

 

 

 

No boot

System does not recog-

Faulty diskette, diskette/

device avail-

nize diskette drive or

tape drive subsystem,

able

hard-disk drive from

hard-disk drive, hard-disk

 

which it is trying to

drive subsystem, or no

 

boot.

boot disk in drive A.

 

 

 

No boot sec-

Configuration settings

Incorrect configuration

tor on

in System Setup pro-

settings in System Setup

hard-disk

gram incorrect, or

program, or no operating

drive

operating system cor-

system on hard-disk

 

rupted.

drive.

 

 

 

No timer tick

Timer on system board

Defective system board.

interrupt

malfunctioning.

 

 

 

 

Non-system

Diskette in drive A or

Faulty diskette, diskette/

disk or disk

hard-disk drive does

tape drive subsystem, or

error

not have bootable oper-

hard-disk drive sub-

 

ating system installed

system.

 

on it.

 

 

 

 

Not a boot

No operating system on

No operating system on

diskette

diskette.

diskette.

 

 

 

Plug and Play

System encountered

System resource conflict.

Configuration

problem in trying to

 

Error

configure one or more

 

 

expansion cards.

 

Read fault

MS-DOS cannot read

 

from diskette or hard-

 

disk drive.

Requested sec-

System could not find

tor not found

particular sector on

 

disk, or requested sec-

 

tor defective.

Faulty diskette, diskette/ tape drive subsystem, or hard-disk drive sub- system (defective system board).

Reset failed

Disk reset operation

Improperly connected

 

failed.

diskette/tape drive, hard-

 

 

disk drive interface

 

 

cable, or power cable.

 

 

 

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