Dell OptiPlex 320 User Guide - Page 138

Plug and Play Configuration Error

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l Contact Dell (see Contacting Dell). Plug and Play Configuration Error - 1. Turn your computer off, unplug it from the electrical outlet, and then remove all but one of the cards. 2. Plug in your computer and reboot it. 3. If the message reappears, the installed card might be malfunctioning. If the message does not reappear, turn off the computer and reinsert one of the other cards. 4. Repeat this process until you identify which card is malfunctioning. Read fault - Requested sector not found - Reset failed - See Drive Problems. Sector not found - l Run the Windows error-checking utility to check the file structure on the floppy disk or hard drive. See Windows Help for instructions. l If a large number of sectors are defective, back up the data (if possible), and then reformat the floppy disk or hard drive. Seek error - See Drive Problems. Shutdown failure - Run the Dell Diagnostics. See Dell Diagnostics. Time-of-day clock stopped - Time-of-day not set-please run the System Setup program - l Enter system setup and correct the date or time (see System Setup). If the problem persists, replace the battery (see Battery). Timer chip counter 2 failed - Run the Dell Diagnostics. See Dell Diagnostics. Unexpected interrupt in protected mode - Run the Dell Diagnostics. See Dell Diagnostics. WARNING: Dell's Disk Monitoring System has detected that drive [0/1] on the [primary/secondary] EIDE controller is operating outside of normal specifications. It is advisable to immediately back up your data and replace your hard drive by calling your support desk or Dell - l If no replacement drive is immediately available and the drive is not the only bootable drive, enter system setup and change the appropriate drive setting to None (see System Setup).Then remove the drive from the computer. Write fault - Write fault on selected drive - See Drive Problems. :\ is not accessible. The device is not ready - The selected drive cannot read its medium. Depending on its medium type, insert a floppy, CD, or Zip disk into the drive and try again.

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l
Contact Dell (see
Contacting Dell
).
Plug and Play Configuration Error
1.
Turn your computer off, unplug it from the electrical outlet, and then remove all but one of the cards.
2.
Plug in your computer and reboot it.
3.
If the message reappears, the installed card might be malfunctioning. If the message does not reappear, turn off the computer and
reinsert one of the other cards.
4.
Repeat this process until you identify which card is malfunctioning.
Read fault
Requested sector not found —
Reset failed
See
Drive Problems
.
Sector not found —
l
Run the Windows error-checking utility to check the file structure on the floppy disk or hard drive. See Windows
Help for instructions.
l
If a large number of sectors are defective, back up the data (if possible), and then reformat the floppy disk or hard drive.
Seek error
See
Drive Problems
.
Shutdown failure
Run the Dell Diagnostics. See
Dell Diagnostics
.
Time-of-
day clock stopped
Time-of-day not set-
please run the System Setup program
l
Enter system setup and correct the date or time (see
System Setup
). If the problem persists, replace the battery (see
Battery
).
Timer chip counter 2 failed
Run the Dell Diagnostics. See
Dell Diagnostics
.
Unexpected interrupt in protected mode —
Run the Dell Diagnostics. See
Dell Diagnostics
.
WARNING: Dell's Disk Monitoring System has detected that drive [0/1] on the [primary/secondary] EIDE controller is operating
outside of normal specifications. It is advisable to immediately back up your data and replace your hard drive by calling your support
desk or Dell
l
If no replacement drive is immediately available and the drive is not the only bootable drive, enter system setup and change the
appropriate drive setting to
None
(see
System Setup
).Then remove the drive from the computer.
Write fault
Write fault on selected drive
See
Drive Problems
.
<
drive letter
>:\ is not accessible. The device is not ready
The selected drive cannot read its medium. Depending on its medium type,
insert a floppy, CD, or Zip disk into the drive and try again.