Dell Vostro 220 Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 41

Error Messages, The CD drive does not respond - bios

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Code Description (repetitive short beeps) Suggested Remedy 5 Real-time clock 1 Replace the battery (see your Service Manual failure. Possible at support.dell.com). battery failure or 2 If the problem persists, contact Dell. system board failure. 6 Video BIOS Test Contact Dell. Failure 7 CPU-cache test Contact Dell. failure Error Messages CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. If the message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system or the program that was running when the message appeared. AU X I L I A R Y DEVICE FAILURE - The touch pad or external mouse may be faulty. For an external mouse, check the cable connection. Enable the Pointing Device option in the system setup program. See your Service Manual at support.dell.com for more information. If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 71). BA D C O M M A N D O R FILE N A M E - Ensure that you have spelled the command correctly, put spaces in the proper place, and used the correct pathname. C A C H E D I S A B L E D D U E T O F A I L U R E - The primary cache internal to the microprocessor has failed. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 71). C D D R I V E C O N T R O L L E R F A I L U R E - The CD drive does not respond to commands from the computer. DATA ERROR - The hard drive cannot read the data. D E C R E A S I N G A V A I L A B L E M E M O R Y - One or more memory modules may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. See your Service Manual at support.dell.com for more information. Troubleshooting 41

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Troubleshooting
41
Error Messages
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
If the message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system
or the program that was running when the message appeared.
A
UXILIARY
DEVICE
FAILURE
The touch pad or external mouse may be faulty.
For an external mouse, check the cable connection. Enable the
Pointing
Device
option in the system setup program. See your
Service Manual
at
support.dell.com
for more information. If the problem persists, contact Dell
(see "Contacting Dell" on page 71).
B
AD
COMMAND
OR
FILE
NAME
Ensure that you have spelled the command
correctly, put spaces in the proper place, and used the correct pathname.
C
ACHE
DISABLED
DUE
TO
FAILURE
The primary cache internal to the
microprocessor has failed. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 71).
CD
DRIVE
CONTROLLER
FAILURE
The CD drive does not respond to
commands from the computer.
D
ATA
ERROR
The hard drive cannot read the data.
D
ECREASING
AVAILABLE
MEMORY
One or more memory modules may be
faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary,
replace them. See your
Service Manual
at
support.dell.com
for more
information.
5
Real-time clock
failure. Possible
battery failure or
system board failure.
1
Replace the battery (see
your
Service Manual
at
support.dell.com
).
2
If the problem persists, contact Dell.
6
Video BIOS Test
Failure
Contact Dell.
7
CPU-cache test
failure
Contact Dell.
Code
(repetitive
short beeps)
Description
Suggested Remedy