Dell Inspiron 518 Quick Reference Guide - Page 30

F R O N T U S B C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N F A I L U R E - The USB cable that connects the USB ports on the front I/O panel to the system board may be loose. H A R D - D I S K D R I V E F A I L U R E - Possible hard disk drive failure during hard drive power-on self-test (POST). Check cables /swap hard disks or see "Contacting Dell" on page 57 for assistance. H A R D - D I S K D R I V E R E A D F A I L U R E - Possible hard drive failure during hard drive boot test (see "Contacting Dell" on page 57 for assistance). K E Y B O A R D F A I L U R E - Keyboard failure or keyboard cable loose. N O B O O T D E V I C E A V A I L A B L E - No bootable partition on hard drive or no bootable media in the optical drive, or hard drive/optical drive cable is loose, or no bootable device exists. • If the optical drive is your boot device, ensure that a bootable media is in the drive. • 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. N O T I M E R T I C K I N T E R R U P T - A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning or system board failure. NOTICE - HARD DRIVE SELF MONITORING SYSTEM HAS REPORTED THAT A PARAMETER HAS EXCEEDED ITS NORMAL OPERATING RANGE. DELL RECOMMENDS THAT YOU BACK UP YOUR DATA REGULARLY. A PARAMETER OUT OF RANGE MAY OR MAY NOT INDICATE A POTENTIAL HARD DRIVE PROBLEM. - Self monitoring, analysis, and reporting technology (S.M.A.R.T.) error. Possible hard drive failure. This feature can be enabled or disabled in basic input/output system (BIOS) setup. TO P U S B C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N F A I L U R E - The USB cable that connects the USB ports on the top USB tray to the system board may be loose. 30 Troubleshooting