Dell Inspiron 630M Owner's Manual - Page 86

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www.dell.com | support.dell.com A RE QU IR ED .DLL FI LE WA S NO T FOU ND - 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 Windows Help and Support Center for instructions. To access the Help and Support Center, see "Windows Help and Support Center" on page 13. 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. SHU TDOWN FAIL URE - A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see page 77). TI ME-OF -DAY CL OC K L OST POW ER - 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. See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 137. If the message reappears, contact Dell. See "Contacting Dell" on page 145. TI ME-OF -DAY CL OCK STOPPED - The reserve battery that supports the system configuration settings may require recharging. Connect your computer to an electrical outlet to charge the battery. If the problem persists, contact Dell. See "Contacting Dell" on page 145. TI M E - O F - D A Y N O T S E T - P L E A S E R U N T H E S YS T E M S E T U P P R O G R A M - The time or date stored in the system setup program does not match the system clock. Correct the settings for the Date and Time options. See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 137. TI MER CHIP COUNTER 2 FAIL ED - A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see page 77). UN E X P EC T E D I N T ER R U P T I N P RO T E CT E D M O D E - The keyboard controller may be malfunctioning, or a memory module may be loose. Run the System Memory tests and the Keyboard Controller test in the Dell Diagnostics (see page 77). X : \ I S N O T A C C E S S I B L E . T H E D E V I C E I S N O T R E A D Y - Insert a disk into the drive and try again. WA RNING : B ATTERY IS C R IT IC A L L Y LO W - The battery is running out of charge. Replace the battery, or connect the computer to an electrical outlet. Otherwise, activate hibernate mode or shut down the computer. 86 Solving Problems

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Solving Problems
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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 Windows Help and Support Center
for instructions. To access the Help and Support Center, see "Windows Help and Support
Center" on page 13. 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 page 77).
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. See "Using the System
Setup Program" on page 137. If the message reappears, contact Dell.
See "Contacting Dell" on
page 145.
T
IME
-
OF
-
DAY
CLOCK
STOPPED
The reserve battery that supports the system configuration
settings may require recharging. Connect your computer to an electrical outlet to charge the
battery. If the problem persists, contact Dell. See "Contacting Dell" on page 145.
T
IME
-
OF
-
DAY
NOT
SET
-
PLEASE
RUN
THE
S
YSTEM
S
ETUP
PROGRAM
The time or date stored in
the system setup program does not match the system clock. Correct the settings for the
Date
and
Time
options. See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 137.
T
IMER
CHIP
COUNTER
2
FAILED
A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the
System Set tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see page 77).
U
NEXPECTED
INTERRUPT
IN
PROTECTED
MODE
The keyboard controller may be malfunctioning,
or a memory module may be loose. Run the System Memory tests and the Keyboard Controller
test in the Dell Diagnostics (see page 77).
X
:\
IS
NOT
ACCESSIBLE
. T
HE
DEVICE
IS
NOT
READY
Insert a disk into the drive and try again.
W
ARNING
: B
ATTERY
IS
CRITICALLY
LOW
The battery is running out of charge. Replace the
battery, or connect the computer to an electrical outlet. Otherwise, activate hibernate mode or
shut down the computer.