Dell SC440 Be faulty or improperly seated, See Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive on, Faulty

Table 1-6. System Messages (continued)

Message	Causes	Corrective Actions
Data error	The diskette drive or hard drive	For the operating system, run the
	cannot read the data.	appropriate utility to check the file
		structure of the diskette drive or hard
		drive. See your operating system
		documentation for information on
		running these utilities.

Decreasing available	One or more memory modules might
memory	be faulty or improperly seated.

Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 87.

Diskette drive 0 seek	A cable might be loose or the system
failure	configuration information might not
	match the hardware configuration.

See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 89.

Diskette read failure	The diskette might be defective, or a
	cable might be loose.

If the diskette-drive indicator turns on, try a different disk. See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 89.

Diskette subsystem reset	The diskette drive controller might be
failed	faulty.

Run the system diagnostics. See "Running the System Diagnostics" on page 98.

Diskette write protected The diskette is write-protected.

Slide the write-protect notch to the open position.

Drive not ready	No diskette is in the drive.	Insert a diskette in the drive.
Error auto-sensing primary		See "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on
master hard disk drive		page 91.
Error auto-sensing primary
slave hard disk drive
Error auto-sensing
secondary master hard disk
drive
Error auto-sensing
secondary slave hard disk
drive
Floppy diskette seek	A diskette drive is not connected but	See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive"
failure	is enabled in the BIOS setup menu.	on page 89.
	The diskette in the drive is faulty.
Gate A20 failure	Faulty keyboard controller (faulty	See "Getting Help" on page 107.
	system board).

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