32 Quick Reference Guide
DISKETTE READ FAILURE —The floppy disk may be defective or a cable may be
loose. Replace the floppy disk and/or check for a loose cable connection.
HARD-DISK READ FAILURE —Possible hard drive failure during hard-drive boot test
(see "Contacting Dell" in your User’s Guide for assistance).
KEYBOARD FAILURE —Keyboard failure or the keyboard cable is loose (see "Keyboard
Problems" in your User’s Guide).
NO BOOT DEVICE AVAILABLE —The system cannot detect a bootable device or partition.
•If the floppy drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected and that
a bootable floppy disk is in the drive.
•If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected and that
the drive is installed properly and partitioned as a boot device.
•Enter the system setup program and ensure that the boot sequence information is
correct (see "Entering System Setup"
in your User’s Guide
).
NO TIMER TICK INTERRUPT —System board failure or a chip on the system board
might be malfunctioning (see "Contacting Dell" in your User’s Guide for assistance).
NON-SYSTEM DISK OR DISK ERROR—Replace the floppy disk with one that has
abootable operating system or remove the floppy disk from drive A and restart
thecomputer.
NOT A BOOT DISKETTE —Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart your computer.
NOTICE - HARD DRIVE SELF MONITORING SYSTEM HAS REPORTED THAT
A PARAMETER HAS EXCEEDED ITS NORMAL OPERATING RANGE. DELL RECOMMENDS
THAT YOU BACK UP YOUR DATA REGULARLY. A PARAMETER OUT OF RANGE MAY OR
MAY NOT INDICATE A POTENTIAL HARD DRIVE PROBLEM —S.M.A.R.T error,
possible HDD failure. This feature can be enabled or disabled in BIOS setup.
Hardware Troubleshooter
If a device is either not detected during the operating system setup or is detected,
but incorrectly configured, you can use the Hardware Troubleshooter to resolve
the incompatibility.
Windows XP:
1
Click
Start
→
Help and Support
.
2
Typ e
hardware troubleshooter
in the search field and press
<Enter> to start the search.
3
In the
Fix a Prob lem
section, click
Hardware Troubleshooter
.
4
In the
Hardware Troubleshooter
list, select the option that best describes
the problem and click
Next
to follow the remaining troubleshooting steps.