Dell OptiPlex 3050 Tower Owners Manual - Page 88

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Error messages DISK C: FAILED INITIALIZATION DRIVE NOT READY ERROR READING PCMCIA CARD EXTENDED MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED THE FILE BEING COPIED IS TOO LARGE FOR THE DESTINATION DRIVE A FILENAME CANNOT CONTAIN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS GATE A20 FAILURE GENERAL FAILURE HARD-DISK DRIVE CONFIGURATION ERROR HARD-DISK DRIVE CONTROLLER FAILURE 0 HARD-DISK DRIVE FAILURE HARD-DISK DRIVE READ FAILURE INSERT BOOTABLE MEDIA INVALID CONFIGURATION INFORMATION-PLEASE RUN SYSTEM SETUP PROGRAM Description The hard drive failed initialization. Run the hard drive tests in Dell Diagnostics. The operation requires a hard drive in the bay before it can continue. Install a hard drive in the hard drive bay. The computer cannot identify the ExpressCard. Reinsert the card or try another card. The amount of memory recorded in non-volatile memory (NVRAM) does not match the memory module installed in the computer. Restart the computer. If the error appears again, Contact Dell The file that you are trying to copy is too large to fit on the disk, or the disk is full. Try copying the file to a different disk or use a larger capacity disk. Do not use these characters in filenames. A memory module may be loose. Reinstall the memory module or, if necessary, replace it. The operating system is unable to carry out the command. The message is usually followed by specific information. For example, Printer out of paper. Take the appropriate action. The computer cannot identify the drive type. Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive, and boot the computer from an optical drive. Then, shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. Run the Hard Disk Drive tests in Dell Diagnostics. The hard drive does not respond to commands from the computer. Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive, and boot the computer from an optical drive. Then, shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. If the problem persists, try another drive. Run the Hard Disk Drive tests in Dell Diagnostics. The hard drive does not respond to commands from the computer. Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive, and boot the computer from an optical drive. Then, shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. If the problem persists, try another drive. Run the Hard Disk Drive tests in Dell Diagnostics. The hard drive may be defective. Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive, and boot the computer from an optical. Then, shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. If the problem persists, try another drive. Run the Hard Disk Drive tests in Dell Diagnostics. The operating system is trying to boot to non-bootable media, such as an optical drive. Insert bootable media. The system configuration information does not match the hardware configuration. The message is most likely to occur after a memory module is installed. Correct the appropriate options in the system setup program. 88 Troubleshooting your computer

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Error messages
Description
DISK C: FAILED INITIALIZATION
The hard drive failed initialization. Run the hard drive tests in
Dell
Diagnostics
.
DRIVE NOT READY
The operation requires a hard drive in the bay before it can
continue. Install a hard drive in the hard drive bay.
ERROR READING PCMCIA CARD
The computer cannot identify the ExpressCard. Reinsert the card
or try another card.
EXTENDED MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED
The amount of memory recorded in non-volatile memory (NVRAM)
does not match the memory module installed in the computer.
Restart the computer. If the error appears again,
Contact Dell
THE FILE BEING COPIED IS TOO LARGE FOR THE
DESTINATION DRIVE
The
file
that you are trying to copy is too large to
fit
on the disk, or
the disk is full. Try copying the
file
to a
different
disk or use a larger
capacity disk.
A FILENAME CANNOT CONTAIN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
CHARACTERS: \ / : * ? " < > | -
Do not use these characters in
filenames.
GATE A20 FAILURE
A memory module may be loose. Reinstall the memory module or, if
necessary, replace it.
GENERAL FAILURE
The operating system is unable to carry out the command. The
message is usually followed by
specific
information. For example,
Printer out of paper. Take the appropriate
action.
HARD-DISK DRIVE CONFIGURATION ERROR
The computer cannot identify the drive type. Shut down the
computer, remove the hard drive, and boot the computer from an
optical drive. Then, shut down the computer, reinstall the hard
drive, and restart the computer. Run the
Hard Disk Drive
tests in
Dell Diagnostics
.
HARD-DISK DRIVE CONTROLLER FAILURE 0
The hard drive does not respond to commands from the computer.
Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive, and boot the
computer from an optical drive. Then, shut down the computer,
reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. If the problem
persists, try another drive. Run the
Hard Disk Drive
tests in
Dell
Diagnostics
.
HARD-DISK DRIVE FAILURE
The hard drive does not respond to commands from the computer.
Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive, and boot the
computer from an optical drive. Then, shut down the computer,
reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. If the problem
persists, try another drive. Run the
Hard Disk Drive
tests in
Dell
Diagnostics
.
HARD-DISK DRIVE READ FAILURE
The hard drive may be defective. Shut down the computer, remove
the hard drive, and boot the computer from an optical. Then, shut
down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the
computer. If the problem persists, try another drive. Run the
Hard
Disk Drive
tests in
Dell Diagnostics
.
INSERT BOOTABLE MEDIA
The operating system is trying to boot to non-bootable media, such
as an optical drive. Insert bootable media.
INVALID CONFIGURATION INFORMATION-PLEASE RUN
SYSTEM SETUP PROGRAM
The system
configuration
information does not match the hardware
configuration.
The message is most likely to occur after a memory
module is installed. Correct the appropriate options in the system
setup program.
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