CPU F A N F A I L U R E — CPU fan failure. Replace the CPU fan (see "Removing the Processor" on page 243).

F L O P P Y D I S K E T T E S E E K F A I L U R E — A cable may be loose, or the computer configuration information may not match the hardware configuration. Check cable connections (see "Contacting Dell" on page 269 for assistance).

D I S K E T T E R E A D F A I L U R E — The floppy disk may be defective or a cable may be loose. Replace the floppy disk/check for a loose cable connection.

H A R D - D I S K R E A D F A I L U R E — Possible HDD failure during HDD boot test (see "Contacting Dell" on page 269 for assistance).

K E Y B O A R D F A I L U R E — Keyboard failure or keyboard cable loose (see "Keyboard Problems" on page 118).

N O B O O T D E V I C E A V A I L A B L E — The system cannot detect a bootable device or partition.

If the floppy drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected and that a bootable floppy disk is in the drive.

If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected and that the drive is installed properly and partitioned as a boot device.

Enter System Setup and ensure that the boot sequence information is correct (see "Entering System Setup" on page 81).

N O T I M E R T I C K I N T E R R U P T — A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning or motherboard failure (see "Contacting Dell" on page 269 for assistance).

N O N - S YS T E M D I S K O R D I S K E R R O R — Replace the floppy disk with one that has a bootable operating system or remove the floppy disk from drive A and restart the computer.

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