M E M O R Y D O U B L E W O R D L O G I C F A I L U R E A T A D D R E S S , R E A D V A L U E E X P E C T I N G V A L U E — A memory module
may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 92).
M E M O R Y O D D / E V E N L O G I C F A I L U R E A T A D D R E S S , R E A D V A L U E E X P E C T I N G V A L U E — A memory module may
be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 92).
M E M O R Y W R I T E / R E A D F A I L U R E A T A D D R E S S , R E A D V A L U E E X P E C T I N G V A L U E — A memory module may be
faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 92).
N O B O O T D E V I C E A V A I L A B L E — The computer cannot find the hard drive. If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure that the drive is installed, properly seated, and partitioned as a boot device.
N O B O O T S E C T O R O N H A R D D R I V E — The operating system may be corrupted. Contact Dell. See "Contacting Dell" on page 109.
N O T I M E R T I C K I N T E R R U P T — A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see page 61).
N O T E N O U G H M E M O R Y O R R E S O U R C E S . E X I T S O M E P R O G R A M S A N D T R Y A G A I N — You have too many
programs open. Close all windows and open the program that you want to use.
O P E R A T I N G S YS T E M N O T F O U N D — Reinstall the hard drive (see "Hard Drive" on page 90). If the problem persists, contact Dell. See "Contacting Dell" on page 109.
O P T I O N A L ROM B A D C H E C K S U M — The optional ROM apparently failed. Contact Dell. See "Contacting Dell" on page 109.
AR E Q U I R E D . DLL F I L E W A S N O T F O U N D — The program that you are trying to open is missing an essential file. Remove and then reinstall the program.
1Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
2Click Add or Remove Programs.
3Select the program you want to remove.
4Click Remove or Change/Remove and follow the prompts on the screen.
5See the program documentation for installation instructions.
S E C T O R N O T F O U N D — The operating system cannot locate a sector on the hard drive. You may have a defective sector or corrupted FAT on the hard drive. Run the Windows
S E E K E R R O R — The operating system cannot find a specific track on the hard drive.
S H U T D O W N F A I L U R E — A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see page 61).
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