D E C R E A S I N G A V A I L A B L E M E M O R Y One or more memory modules may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. See “Memory.”

D I S K C: F A I L E D I N I T I A L I Z A T I O N The hard drive failed initialization. Run the hard drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics. See “Dell Diagnostics.”

D R I V E N O T R E A D Y The operation requires a hard drive in the bay before it can continue. Install a hard drive in the hard drive bay. See “Hard Drive.”

E R R O R R E A D I N G PCMCIA C A R D The computer cannot identify the ExpressCard. Reinsert the card or try another card. See “Using ExpressCards.”

E X T E N D E D M E M O R Y S I Z E H A S C H A N G E D The amount of memory recorded in NVRAM does not match the memory installed in the computer. Restart the computer. If the error appears again, contact Dell. See “Contacting Dell.”

T H E F I L E B E I N G C O P I E D I S T O O L A R G E F O R T H E D E S T I N A T I O N D R I V E The file that you are trying to copy is

too large to fit on the disk, or the disk is too full. Try copying the file to a different disk or use a larger capacity disk.

AF I L E N A M E C A N N O T C O N T A I N A N Y O F T H E F O L L O W I N G C H A R A C T E R S : \ / : * ? “ < > — Do not use these

characters in filenames.

G A T E A20 F A I L U R E A memory module may be loose. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. See “Memory.”

G E N E R A L F A I L U R E The operating system is unable to carry out the command. The message is usually followed by specific information—for example, Printer out of paper. Take the appropriate action.

H A R D - D I S K D R I V E C O N F I G U R A T I O N E R R O R The computer cannot identify the drive type. Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive (see “Hard Drive”), and boot the computer from a CD. Then shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. Run the Hard-Disk Drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics. See “Dell Diagnostics.”

H A R D - D I S K D R I V E C O N T R O L L E R F A I L U R E 0 — The hard drive does not respond to commands from the computer. Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive (see “Hard Drive.”), and boot the computer from a CD. Then shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. If the problem persists, try another drive. Run the Hard-Disk Drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics. See “Dell

Diagnostics.”

H A R D - D I S K D R I V E F A I L U R E The hard drive does not respond to commands from the computer. Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive (see “Hard Drive.”), and boot the computer from a CD. Then shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. If the problem persists, try another drive. Run the Hard-Disk Drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics. See “Dell Diagnostics.”

H A R D - D I S K D R I V E R E A D F A I L U R E The hard drive may be defective. Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive (see “Hard Drive”), and boot the computer from a CD. Then shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. If the problem persists, try another drive. Run the Hard-Disk Drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics. See “Dell Diagnostics.”

I N S E R T B O O T A B L E M E D I A The operating system is trying to boot to a nonbootable CD. Insert a bootable CD.

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1300 specifications

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