H A R D - D I S K D R I V E R E A D F A I L U R E The hard drive may be defective. Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive (see "Hard Drive" on page 116), and boot the computer from a CD. Then shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. If the problem persists, try another drive. Run the Hard-Disk Drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see page 85).

I N S E R T B O O T A B L E M E D I A The operating system is trying to boot to a nonbootable CD. Insert a bootable CD.

I N V A L I D C O N F I G U R A T I O N I N F O R M A T I O N - P L E A S E R U N S YS T E M S E T U P P R O G R A M The system configuration

information does not match the hardware configuration. The message is most likely to occur after a memory module is installed. Correct the appropriate options in the system setup program (see "Using the System Setup Program" on page 171).

K E Y B O A R D C L O C K L I N E F A I L U R E For external keyboards, check the cable connection. Run the Keyboard Controller test in the Dell Diagnostics (see page 85).

K E Y B O A R D C O N T R O L L E R F A I L U R E For external keyboards, check the cable connection. Restart the computer, and avoid touching the keyboard or the mouse during the boot routine. Run the Keyboard Controller test in the Dell Diagnostics (see page 85).

K E Y B O A R D D A T A L I N E F A I L U R E For external keyboards, check the cable connection. Run the Keyboard Controller test in the Dell Diagnostics (see page 85).

K E Y B O A R D S T U C K K E Y F A I L U R E For external keyboards or keypads, check the cable connection. Restart the computer, and avoid touching the keyboard or keys during the boot routine. Run the Stuck Key test in the Dell Diagnostics (see page 85).

L I C E N S E D C O N T E N T I S N O T A C C E S S I B L E I N M E D I A D I R E C T Dell MediaDirect™ cannot verify the Digital

Rights Management (DRM) restrictions on the file, so the file cannot be played. See "Dell MediaDirect™ problems" on page 98.

M E M O R Y A D D R E S S L I N E F A I L U R E A T A D D R E S S , R E A D V A L U E E X P E C T I N G V A L U E A memory module may be

faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 119).

M E M O R Y A L L O C A T I O N E R R O R The software you are attempting to run is conflicting with the operating system, another program, or a utility. Shut down the computer, wait 30 seconds, and then restart it. Try to run the program again. If the error message still appears, see the software documentation.

M E M O R Y D A T A L I N E F A I L U R E A T A D D R E S S , R E A D V A L U E E X P E C T I N G V A L U E A memory module may be

faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 119).

M E M O R Y D O U B L E W O R D L O G I C F A I L U R E A T A D D R E S S , R E A D V A L U E E X P E C T I N G V A L U E A memory module

may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 119).

M E M O R Y O D D / E V E N L O G I C F A I L U R E A T A D D R E S S , R E A D V A L U E E X P E C T I N G V A L U E A memory module may

be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 119).

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M1210 specifications

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