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Table 1-6. System Messages (continued)

Message	Causes	Corrective Actions
No boot sector on	The system configuration information	Enter the System Setup program and
hard-disk drive	in the System Setup program might	verify the system configuration
	be incorrect.	information for the hard drive. See
		"Using the System Setup Program" on
		page 27.
		If the message continues to appear after
		verifying the information in the System
		Setup program, the operating system
		might have been corrupted. Reinstall the
		operating system. See your operating
		system documentation for reinstallation
		information.
No timer tick interrupt	A chip on the system board might be	Run the system diagnostics. See
	malfunctioning.	"Running the System Diagnostics" on
		page 97.
Non-system disk or disk	The diskette in the diskette drive or	Replace the diskette with one that has a
error	your hard drive does not have a	bootable operating system or remove the
	bootable operating system installed	diskette, and then restart the system.
	on it.	If the problem persists, see
		"Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on
		page 89 or "Troubleshooting a Hard
		Drive" on page 91.
		If the problem persists, see "Getting
		Help" on page 107.
Not a boot diskette	The operating system is trying to boot	Insert a diskette that has a bootable
	from a diskette that does not have a	operating system.
	bootable operating system installed
	on it.

Not enough memory or resources. Close some programs and try again.

You have too many programs open.	Close all windows and open the program
	that you want to use. In some cases, you
	might have to restart your system to
	restore system resources. If so, try
	opening the program that you want to
	use first

Mixing ECC and non-ECC

DIMMs is not supported on

this platform

See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 87. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 107.

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