•Contact Dell (see Contacting Dell).
Plug and Play Configuration Error —
1.Turn your computer off, unplug it from the electrical outlet, and then remove all but one of the cards.
2.Plug in your computer and reboot it.
3.If the message reappears, the installed card might be malfunctioning. If the message does not reappear, turn off the computer and reinsert one of the other cards.
4.Repeat this process until you identify which card is malfunctioning.
Read fault —
Requested sector not found —
Reset failed —
See Drive Problems.
Sector not found —
•Run the Windows
•If a large number of sectors are defective, back up the data (if possible), and then reformat the floppy disk or hard drive.
Seek error — See Drive Problems.
Shutdown failure — Run the Dell Diagnostics. See Dell Diagnostics.
•Enter system setup and correct the date or time (see System Setup). If the problem persists, replace the battery (see Battery).
Timer chip counter 2 failed — Run the Dell Diagnostics. See Dell Diagnostics.
Unexpected interrupt in protected mode — Run the Dell Diagnostics. See Dell Diagnostics.
WARNING: Dell's Disk Monitoring System has detected that drive [0/1] on the [primary/secondary] EIDE controller is operating outside of normal specifications. It is advisable to immediately back up your data and replace your hard drive by calling your support desk or Dell —
•If no replacement drive is immediately available and the drive is not the only bootable drive, enter system setup and change the appropriate drive setting to None (see System Setup).Then remove the drive from the computer.
Write fault —
Write fault on selected drive —
See Drive Problems.
<drive letter>:\ is not accessible. The device is not ready — The selected drive cannot read its medium. Depending on its medium type, insert a floppy, CD, or Zip disk into the drive and try again.
