Error Message | Description |
The floppy disk in drive A does not have a bootable operating system installed on | |
or disk error | it. Either replace the floppy disk with one that has a bootable operating system, or |
| remove the floppy disk from drive A and restart the computer. |
Not a boot | The operating system is trying to boot to a floppy disk that does not have a |
diskette | bootable operating system installed on it. Insert a bootable floppy disk. |
Plug and play | The computer encountered a problem while trying to configure one or more |
configuration | cards. |
error |
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Read fault | The operating system cannot read from the floppy or hard drive, the computer |
| could not find a particular sector on the disk, or the requested sector is defective. |
Requested sector | The operating system cannot read from the floppy or hard drive, the computer |
not found | could not find a particular sector on the disk, or the requested sector is defective. |
Reset failed | The disk |
Sector not found | The operating system cannot locate a sector on the floppy or hard drive. |
Seek error | The operating system cannot find a specific track on the floppy disk or hard drive. |
Shutdown failure | A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning. |
The battery might be dead. | |
stopped |
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The time or date stored in System Setup does not match the computer clock. | |
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System Setup |
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program |
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Timer chip | A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. |
counter 2 failed |
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Unexpected | The keyboard controller may be malfunctioning or a memory module may be |
interrupt in | loose. |
protected mode |
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WARNING: Dell's | During initial startup, the drive detected possible error conditions. When your |
Disk Monitoring | computer finishes booting, immediately back up your data and replace your hard |
System has | drive (for installation procedures, see "Adding and Removing Parts" for your |
detected that drive | computer type). If no replacement drive is immediately available and the drive is |
[0/1] on the | not the only bootable drive, enter System Setup and change the appropriate drive |
[primary/ | setting to None. Then remove the drive from the computer. |
secondary] EIDE |
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controller is |
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operating outside |
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of normal |
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specifications. It is |
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advisable to |
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immediately back |
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up your data and |
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replace your hard |
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