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www.dell.com | support.dell.com I N S E R T B O O T A B L E M E D I A - The operating system is trying to boot to a nonbootable floppy disk or CD. Insert a bootable floppy disk or CD. N O N - S Y S T E M D I S K O R D I S K E R R O R - A floppy disk is in the floppy drive. Remove the floppy disk and restart the computer. NOT ENOUGH MEMORY OR RESOURCES. CLOSE SOME PROGRAMS AND T R Y A GA I N - You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open the program that you want to use. O P E R A T I N G S Y S T E M N O T F O U N D - Contact Dell (see page 100). A R E Q U I R E D . D L L F I L E W A S N O T F O U N D - The program that you are trying to open is missing an essential file. Remove and then reinstall the program. 1 Click the Start button. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click Add or Remove Programs. 4 Select the program you want to remove. 5 Click the Change or Remove Program icon. 6 See the program documentation for installation instructions. X : \ I S N O T A C C E S S I B L E . T H E D E V I C E I S N O T R E A D Y - Insert a disk into the drive and try again. Video and Display Problems HINT: If you are using a program that requires a higher resolution than your computer supports, Dell recommends that you attach an external monitor to your computer. If the display is blank CHECK THE LIGHT • If the light is blinking, the computer is on and in standby mode-press the power button to exit standby mode. • If the light is off, press the power button. • If the light is on, your power management settings may have caused the display to turn off. Try pressing any key or move the cursor to exit standby mode. 52 So l vi n g Pro b l em s

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52
Solving Problems
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Video and Display Problems
If the display is blank
HINT:
If you are using a
program that requires a
higher resolution than
your computer supports,
Dell recommends that you
attach an external
monitor to your computer.
I
NSERT
BOOTABLE
MEDIA
—
The operating system is trying to boot to a
nonbootable floppy disk or CD. Insert a bootable floppy disk or CD.
N
ON
-
SYSTEM
DISK
OR
DISK
ERROR
—
A floppy disk is in the floppy drive.
Remove the floppy disk and restart the computer.
N
OT
ENOUGH
MEMORY
OR
RESOURCES
. C
LOSE
SOME
PROGRAMS
AND
TRY
AGAIN
—
You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open
the program that you want to use.
O
PERATING
SYSTEM
NOT
FOUND
—
Contact Dell (see page 100).
A
REQUIRED
.DLL
FILE
WAS
NOT
FOUND
—
The program that you are
trying to open is missing an essential file. Remove and then reinstall the program.
1
Click the
Start
button.
2
Click
Control Panel
.
3
Click
Add or Remove Programs
.
4
Select the program you want to remove.
5
Click the
Change or Remove Program
icon.
6
See the program documentation for installation instructions.
X
:\
IS
NOT
ACCESSIBLE
. T
HE
DEVICE
IS
NOT
READY
—
Insert a disk
into the drive and try again.
C
HECK
THE
LIGHT
•
If the
light is blinking, the computer is on and in standby mode—press
the power button to exit standby mode.
•
If the
light is off, press the power button.
•
If the
light is on, your power management settings may have caused the
display to turn off. Try pressing any key or move the cursor to exit standby
mode.