CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
Table 1-6. System Messages
Message | Causes | Corrective Actions | |
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A | filename cannot contain |
| Do not use these characters in filenames. |
any of the following |
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characters: |
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\ | / : * ? “ < > |
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A required .DLL file was not found
The application that you are trying to open is missing an essential file.
Remove and then reinstall the application.
See the application’s documentation for installation instructions.
Alert! CPU fan not | The processor cooling fan is faulty or | Ensure that the processor cooling fan is |
detected | the fan assembly is not installed | properly installed. See "Troubleshooting |
| correctly. | System Cooling Problems" on page 86. |
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Alert! Previous reboot was |
| See "Getting Help" on page 107. |
due to voltage regulator |
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failure |
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Alert! System battery |
| Replace the battery. See |
voltage is low |
| "Troubleshooting the System Battery" on |
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| page 85. |
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Alert! Unable to initial- | One or more memory modules might | See "Troubleshooting System Memory" |
ize all installed memory | be faulty or improperly seated. | on page 87. |
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| If the problem persists, see "Getting |
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| Help" on page 107. |
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Alert! | A | See "Troubleshooting System Cooling |
failure. | POST. The system will halt at the | Problems" on page 86. |
| <F1>/<F2> prompt even if |
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| Keyboard Errors Report option is |
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| disabled in the System Setup |
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| program. |
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Alert! Chipset heat sink |
| Ensure heat sink and shroud assembly |
not detected. |
| are properly attached. See Figure |
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Alert! Cover was | The system was opened. | Information only. To reset the chassis |
previously removed. |
| intrusion switch, see "Using the System |
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| Setup Program" on page 27. |
About Your System
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