S y s t e m M e s s a g e s ( c o n t in u e d )

Message

Cause

Action

 

 

 

Please connect USB

The USB keyboard and/or mouse

Turn your computer off, connect the USB

Keyboard/Mouse to USB

must be connected to the USB

keyboard and/or mouse to one of the USB

port(s) on the back of the

connectors on the back of the

connectors on the back of the computer,

computer.

computer.

and restart your computer. See "Back-

 

 

Panel Features."

 

 

 

Plug and Play

The computer has encountered a

See "Expansion-Card Problems."

Configuration Error

problem in trying to configure one or

 

 

more expansion cards.

 

Read fault

Requested sector not found

The operating system cannot read

See "Diskette Drive Problems" and "Hard

from the diskette or hard drive.

Drive Problems."

The computer could not find a

 

particular sector on the disk, or the

 

requested sector is defective.

 

Reset failed

The disk reset operation failed.

See "Diskette Drive Problems" and "Hard

 

 

Drive Problems."

 

 

 

Sector not found

The operating system is unable to

See "Diskette Drive Problems" and "Hard

 

locate a sector on the diskette or hard

Drive Problems."

 

drive.

 

Seek error

The operating system is unable to

 

find a specific track on the diskette or

 

hard drive.

If the error is on the diskette drive, try a different diskette in the drive.

Shutdown failure

A chip on the system board might be

 

malfunctioning.

Run the System Board Devices tests in the Dell Diagnostics.

Time-of-day clock stopped

The battery may be dead.

Enter system setup and correct the date or

 

 

time.

 

 

If the problem persists, see "Battery

 

 

Problems."

 

 

 

Time-of-day not set

The time or date displayed in the

Enter system setup and correct the date or

 

system configuration information

time.

 

does not match the system clock.

 

 

 

 

Timer chip counter 2

A chip on the system board might be

Run the System Board Devices tests in the

failed

malfunctioning.

Dell Diagnostics.

 

 

 

Unexpected interrupt in

The keyboard controller might be

Run the System Memory and the

protected mode

malfunctioning, or one or more

Keyboard tests in the Dell Diagnostics.

 

memory modules may be loose.

 

 

 

 

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