Dell XPS M2010 Owner's Manual - Page 96

The optional ROM apparently failed. Contact Dell. See Contacting

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M E M O R Y D O U B L E W O R D L O G I C F A I L U R E A T A D D R E S S , R E A D V A L U E E X P E C T I N G V A L U E - A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules (see "Memory" on page 129) and, if necessary, replace them. M E M O R Y O D D / E V E N L O G I C F A I L U R E A T A D D R E S S , R E A D V A L U E E X P E C T I N G V A L U E - A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules (see "Memory" on page 129) and, if necessary, replace them. M E M O R Y W R I T E / R E A D F A I L U R E A T A D D R E S S , R E A D V A L U E E X P E C T I N G V A L U E - A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules (see "Memory" on page 129) and, if necessary, replace them. NO BOOT DEVICE AVAILABLE - The computer cannot find the hard drive. If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure that the drive is installed, properly seated, and partitioned as a boot device. NO BOOT SECTOR ON HARD DRIVE - The operating system may be corrupted. Contact Dell. See "Contacting Dell" on page 150. NO TIMER TICK INTERRUPT - A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in the Dell Diagnostics. See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 87. N O T E N O U G H M E M O R Y O R R E S O U R C E S . E X I T S O M E P R O G R A M S A N D T R Y A G A I N - You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open the program that you want to use. O PERATING SYSTEM N O T F O U N D - Contact Dell. See "Contacting Dell" on page 150. OPTIONAL ROM BAD CHECKSUM - The optional ROM apparently failed. Contact Dell. See "Contacting Dell" on page 150. 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 and click Control Panel. 2 Click Add or Remove Programs. 3 Select the program you want to remove. 4 Click Remove or Change/Remove and follow the prompts on the screen. 5 See the program documentation for installation instructions. SECTOR NOT FOUND - The operating system cannot locate a sector on the hard drive. You may have a defective sector or corrupted FAT on the hard drive. Run the Windows error-checking utility to check the file structure on the hard drive. See the Help and Support Center for instructions. If a large number of sectors are defective, back up the data (if possible), and then reformat the hard drive. SEEK ERROR - The operating system cannot find a specific track on the hard drive. SHUTDOWN FAILURE - A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in the Dell Diagnostics. See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 87. TIME-OF-DAY CLOCK LOST POWER - System configuration settings are corrupted. Connect your computer to an electrical outlet to charge the battery. If the problem persists, try to restore the data by entering the system setup program. Then immediately exit the program. If the message reappears, contact Dell. See "Contacting Dell" on page 150. 96 Troubleshooting

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96
Troubleshooting
M
EMORY
DOUBLE
WORD
LOGIC
FAILURE
AT
ADDRESS
,
READ
VALUE
EXPECTING
VALUE
A memory module
may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules (see "Memory" on page 129) and, if
necessary, replace them.
M
EMORY
ODD
/
EVEN
LOGIC
FAILURE
AT
ADDRESS
,
READ
VALUE
EXPECTING
VALUE
A memory module may
be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules (see "Memory" on page 129) and, if
necessary, replace them.
M
EMORY
WRITE
/
READ
FAILURE
AT
ADDRESS
,
READ
VALUE
EXPECTING
VALUE
A memory module may be
faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules (see "Memory" on page 129) and, if necessary,
replace them.
N
O
BOOT
DEVICE
AVAILABLE
The computer cannot find the hard drive. If the hard drive is your boot
device, ensure that the drive is installed, properly seated, and partitioned as a boot device.
N
O
BOOT
SECTOR
ON
HARD
DRIVE
The operating system may be corrupted. Contact Dell. See
"Contacting Dell" on page 150.
N
O
TIMER
TICK
INTERRUPT
A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set
tests in the Dell Diagnostics. See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 87.
N
OT
ENOUGH
MEMORY
OR
RESOURCES
. E
XIT
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 "Contacting Dell" on page 150.
O
PTIONAL
ROM
BAD
CHECKSUM
The optional ROM apparently failed. Contact Dell. See "Contacting
Dell" on page 150.
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 and click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Add or Remove Programs
.
3
Select the program you want to remove.
4
Click
Remove
or
Change/Remove
and follow the prompts on the screen.
5
See the program documentation for installation instructions.
S
ECTOR
NOT
FOUND
The operating system cannot locate a sector on the hard drive. You may have a
defective sector or corrupted FAT on the hard drive. Run the Windows error-checking utility to check the
file structure on the hard drive. See the Help and Support Center for instructions. If a large number of
sectors are defective, back up the data (if possible), and then reformat the hard drive.
S
EEK
ERROR
The operating system cannot find a specific track on the hard drive.
S
HUTDOWN
FAILURE
A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in
the Dell Diagnostics. See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 87.
T
IME
-
OF
-
DAY
CLOCK
LOST
POWER
System configuration settings are corrupted. Connect your computer
to an electrical outlet to charge the battery. If the problem persists, try to restore the data by entering the
system setup program. Then immediately exit the program. If the message reappears, contact Dell. See
"Contacting Dell" on page 150.