Error Messages, IRQs, and Memory Assignments: Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers User's Guide

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0212:Keyboard controller failed

0211:Keyboard error

0280:Previous boot incomplete-Default configuration used

The keyboard controller is faulty.

If an external keyboard is being used, a cable or connector may be loose or the keyboard may be faulty.

If the built-in keyboard is being used, it may be faulty. A key on the built-in keyboard may have been pressed while the computer was booting.

The computer has attempted to boot three times unsuccessfully, and will now attempt to boot using the default BIOS settings.

Call Dell for technical assistance.

If using an external keyboard, check and reseat the keyboard cable. Check and reseat the diskette drive cable. If the problem persists, run the Stuck Key test in the Dell Diagnostics. If the problem cannot be corrected, call Dell for technical assistance.

If the computer completes the boot routine, enter the system setup program and reset any default settings you had previously customized for your computer.

If you receive this message the next time you restart the computer, Call Dell for technical assistance.

0270:Real time clock error

The CMOS battery that

 

supports data stored in

 

NVRAM may be dead.

Call Dell for technical assistance.

0231:Shadow RAM failed at offset:

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0210:Stuck Key

0250:System battery is dead—Replace and run Setup

Shadow RAM failed at address nnnn.

If the built-in keyboard is being used, it may be faulty. A key on the built-in keyboard may have been pressed while the computer was booting.

The system battery does not have enough charge to power the computer.

Call Dell for technical assistance.

Run the Stuck Key test in the Dell Diagnostics. If the problem cannot be corrected, call Dell for technical assistance.

Connect the computer to electrical power to recharge the battery, or replace the battery. Then check your system setup settings.

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