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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 140).

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memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 140).

N O B O O T D E V I C E A V A I L A B L E 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.

N O B O O T S E C T O R O N H A R D D R I V E The operating system may be corrupted. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 160).

N O T I M E R T I C K I N T E R R U P T A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 91).

N O T E N O U G H M E M O R Y O R R E S O U R C E S . E X I T S O M E P R O G R A M S A N D T R Y A G A I N

You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open the program that you want to use.

O P E R A T I N G S YS T E M N O T F O U N D Reinstall the hard drive (see "Hard Drive" on page 133). If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 160).

O P T I O N A L ROM B A D C H E C K S U M The optional ROM has failed. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 160).

AR E Q U I R E D . DLL F I L E W A S N O T F O U N D The program that you are trying to open is missing an essential file. Remove and then reinstall the program.

1Click Start Control PanelProgramsPrograms and Features.

2Select the program you want to remove.

3Click Uninstall.

4See the program documentation for installation instructions.

S E C T O R N O T F O U N D 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. See Windows Help and Support for instructions (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.

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