Dell 530 manual Solving Problems 189

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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