90 Troubleshooting
MEMORY DATA LINE FAILURE AT ADDRESS, READ VALUE EXPECTING VALUE —A memory module may be
faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules (see "Memory Problems" on page94) and, if
necessary, replace them.
MEMORY DOUBLE WORD LOGIC FAILURE AT ADDRESS, READ VALUE EXPECTING VALUE —A memory module
may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules (see "Memory Problems" on page94)
and, if necessary, replace them.
MEMORY ODD/EVEN LOGIC FAILURE AT ADDRESS, READ VALUE EXPECTING VALUE —A memory module may
be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules (see "Memory Problems" on page94) and,
if necessary, replace them.
MEMORY WRITE/READ FAILURE AT ADDRESS, READ VALUE EXPECTING VALUE —A memory module may be
faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules (see "Memory Problems" on page94) and, if
necessary, replace them.
NO BOOT DEVICE AVAILABLE —The computer cannot find the hard drive. If the hard drive is your boot
device, ensure that the drive is installed, properly seated, and partitioned as a boot device.
NO BOOT SECTOR ON HARD DRIVE —The operating system may be corrupted. Contact Dell (see
"Obtaining Assistance" on page149).
NO TIMER TICK INTERRUPT —A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set
tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 81).
NOT ENOUGH MEMORY OR RESOURCES. EXIT SOME PROGRAMS AND TRY AGAIN —You have too many
programs open. Close all windows and open the program that you want to use.
OPERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND—Reinstall the hard drive (see "Drive Problems" on page 85). If the
problem persists, contact Dell (see "Obtaining Assistance" on page 149).
OPTIONAL ROM BAD CHECKSUM —The optional ROM apparently failed. Contact Dell (see "Obtaining
Assistance" on page 149).
A REQUIRED .DLL FILE WAS NOT FOUND —The program t hat you are trying t o open is missing an essential
file. Remove and then reinstall the progr am.
1
Click the
Start
button and click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Add or Remove Programs
.
3
Select the program you want to remove.
4
Click
Remove
or
Change/Remove
and follow the prompts on the screen.
5
See the program documentation for installation instructions.
SECTOR NOT FOUND —The operating system cannot locate a sector on the hard drive. You may have a
defective sector or corrupted FAT on the hard drive. Run the Windows error-checking utility to check the
file structure on the hard drive. For instructions, access the Help and Support Center (click Start→ Help
and Support). If a large number of sectors are defective, back up the data (if possible), and then reformat
the hard drive.
SEEK ERROR —The operating system cannot find a specific track on the hard drive.