Dell GX240 manual C o m p u t e r M e s s a g e s, Message, Cause, Action, Run the System Board

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C o m p u t e r M e s s a g e s

Message	Cause	Action
Plug and Play	The computer has	Turn your computer off
Configuration	encountered a problem in	and unplug it. Remove all
Error	trying to configure one or	but one of the cards. Plug
	more expansion cards.	in your computer and
		reboot it. If the problem
		persists, the expansion
		card may be
		malfunctioning. If the
		message does not reappear,
		turn off the power and
		reinsert one of the other
		cards. Repeat this process
		until you identify the
		malfunctioning card.

Read fault

Requested sector not found

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.

See “Floppy Drive Problems” or “Hard Drive Problems.”

Reset failed	The disk reset operation	See “Floppy Drive
	failed.	Problems” or “Hard Drive
		Problems.”
Sector not found	The operating system is	See “Floppy Drive
	unable to locate a sector	Problems” or “Hard Drive
	on the floppy or hard drive. Problems.”
Seek error	The operating system is	If the error is on the floppy
	unable to find a specific	drive, try another floppy in
	track on the floppy or hard	the drive.
	drive.
Shutdown failure	A chip on the system board	Run the System Board
	might be malfunctioning.	Devices tests in the Dell
		Diagnostics.
Time-of-day clock	The battery may be dead.	Enter system setup and
stopped		correct the date or time.

If the problem persists, see “Battery Problems.”

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