Dell A100, A180 Do not use these characters in filenames, T E N D E D M E M O R Y S I Z E H a S

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 your Service Manual at support.dell.com for more information.

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 your Service Manual at support.dell.com for more information.

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 non-volatile memory (NVRAM) does not match the memory installed in the computer. Restart the computer. If the error appears again, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 69).

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 full. Try copying the file to a different disk or use a larger capacity disk.

Troubleshooting

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.

GA 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 your Service Manual at support.dell.com for more information.

GE 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.

HA 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 your Service Manual at support.dell.com), 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" on page 42).

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