Dell PP29L owner manual Troubleshooting

A U X I L I A R Y D E V I C E F A I L U R E — The touch pad or external mouse may be faulty. For an external mouse, check the cable connection. Enable the Pointing Device option in the system setup program (see "Using the System Setup Program" on page 141). If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 132).

B A D C O M M A N D O R F I L E N A M E — Ensure that you have spelled the command correctly, put spaces in the proper place, and used the correct pathname.

C A C H E D I S A B L E D D U E T O F A I L U R E — The primary cache internal to the microprocessor has failed. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 132).

CD D R I V E C O N T R O L L E R F A I L U R E — The CD drive does not respond to commands from the computer (see "Drive Problems" on page 79).

D A T A E R R O R — The hard drive cannot read the data (see "Drive Problems" on page 79).

D E C R E A S I N G A V A I L A B L E M E M O R Y — One or more memory modules may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 116).

D I S K C: F A I L E D I N I T I A L I Z A T I O N — The hard drive failed initialization. Run the hard drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 75).

D R I V E N O T R E A D Y — The operation requires a hard drive in the bay before it can continue. Install a hard drive in the hard drive bay (see "Hard Drive" on page 109).

E R R O R R E A D I N G PCMCIA C A R D — The computer cannot identify the ExpressCard. Reinsert the card or try another card (see "Using Cards" on page 61).

E X T E N D E D M E M O R Y S I Z E H A S C H A N G E D — The amount of memory recorded in

NVRAM does not match the memory installed in the computer. Restart the computer. If the error appears again, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 132).

T H E F I L E B E I N G C O P I E D I S T O O L A R G E F O R T H E D E S T I N A T I O N D R I V E — The file

that you are trying to copy is too large to fit on the disk, or the disk is full. Try copying the file to a different disk or use a larger capacity disk.

AF I L E N A M E C A N N O T C O N T A I N A N Y O F T H E F O L L O W I N G C H A R A C T E R S : \ / : * ? “ <

> — Do not use these characters in filenames.

G A T E A20 F A I L U R E — A memory module may be loose. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 116).

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