Dell A180, A100 System Messages, T R E a D Y Insert a disk into the drive and try again

Troubleshooting

Connect your computer to an electrical outlet to charge the battery. If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 69).

TI M E - O F -D A Y N O T S E T -P L E A S E R U N T H E

S YS T E M S E T U P P R O G R A M — The time or date stored in the system setup program does not match the system clock. Correct the settings for the Date and Time options. See your Service Manual at support.dell.com for more information.

TI M E R C H I P C O U N T E R 2 F A I L E D — A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 42).

UN E X P E C T E D I N T E R R U P T I N P R O T E C T E D

M O D E — The keyboard controller may be malfunctioning, or a memory module may be loose. Run the System Memory tests and the Keyboard Controller test in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 42).

X :\ I S N O T A C C E S S I B L E . T H E D E V I C E I S

N O T R E A D Y — Insert a disk into the drive and try again.

WA R N I N G : BA T T E R Y I S C R I T I C A L L Y

L O W — The battery is running out of charge. Replace the battery, or connect the computer to an electrical outlet; otherwise, activate hibernate mode or shut down the computer.

System Messages

NOTE: If the message you received is not listed in the table, see the documentation for either the operating system or the program that was running when the message appeared.

AL E R T ! P R E V I O U S A T T E M P T S A T B O O T I N G T H I S S YS T E M H A V E F A I L E D A T C H E C K P O I N T [N N N N ] . F O R H E L P I N R E S O L V I N G T H I S

P R O B L E M , P L E A S E N O T E T H I S C H E C K P O I N T A N D C O N T A C T DE L L TE C H N I C A L

S U P P O R T — The computer failed to complete the start routine three consecutive times for the same error (see "Contacting Dell" on page 69 for assistance).

40