Dell Inspiron 560ST Setup Guide - Page 38

Keyboard failure, No boot device available

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Using Support Tools CMOS checksum error - Possible system board failure or coin-cell battery low. Battery needs replacement. See the Service Manual at support.dell.com/manuals or contact Dell for assistance (see "Contacting Dell" on page 56). CPU fan failure - CPU fan has failed. CPU fan needs replacement. See the Service Manual at support.dell.com/manuals. Hard-disk drive failure - Possible hard drive failure during HDD POST. Contact Dell for assistance (see "Contacting Dell" on page 56). Hard-disk drive read failure - Possible hard drive failure during HDD boot test. Contact Dell for assistance (see "Contacting Dell" on page 56). Keyboard failure - Replace keyboard or check the cable for loose connection. No boot device available - No bootable partition on hard drive, the hard drive cable is loose, or no bootable device exists. • 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 the Service Manual at support.dell.com/manuals. No timer tick interrupt - A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning or there might be a system board failure. See the Service Manual at support.dell.com/manuals or contact Dell for assistance (see "Contacting Dell" on page 56). 36

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Using Support Tools
CMOS checksum error
— Possible system
board failure or coin‑cell battery low.
Battery needs replacement. See the
Service
Manual
at
support.dell.com/manuals
or contact
Dell for assistance (see “Contacting Dell” on
page 56).
CPU fan failure
— CPU fan has failed. CPU
fan needs replacement. See the
Service Manual
at
support.dell.com/manuals
.
Hard-disk drive failure
— Possible hard drive
failure during HDD POST. Contact Dell for
assistance (see “Contacting Dell” on page 56).
Hard-disk drive read failure
— Possible hard
drive failure during HDD boot test. Contact
Dell for assistance (see “Contacting Dell” on
page 56).
Keyboard failure
— Replace keyboard or check
the cable for loose connection.
No boot device available
— No bootable
partition on hard drive, the hard drive cable is
loose, or no bootable device exists.
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 the
Service Manual
at
support.dell.com/manuals
.
No timer tick interrupt
— A chip on the system
board might be malfunctioning or there might be
a system board failure. See the
Service Manual
at
support.dell.com/manuals
or contact Dell for
assistance (see “Contacting Dell” on page 56).