Dell OptiPlex 7020 Tower OptiPlex 7020 Mini Tower Owners Manual - Page 49

Disk Monitoring, WARNING: Dell's

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Error Message Description Plug and play The computer encountered a problem while trying to configure one or more cards. configuration error Read fault The operating system cannot read from the floppy or hard drive, the computer could not find a particular sector on the disk, or the requested sector is defective. Requested sector The operating system cannot read from the floppy or hard drive, the computer not found could not find a particular sector on the disk, or the requested sector is defective. Reset failed The disk re-set operation failed. Sector not found The operating system cannot locate a sector on the floppy or hard drive. Seek error The operating system cannot find a specific track on the floppy disk or hard drive. Shutdown failure A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning. Time-of-day clock The battery might be dead. stopped Time-of-day not set-please run the System Setup program The time or date stored in System Setup does not match the computer clock. Timer chip counter A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. 2 failed Unexpected interrupt in protected mode The keyboard controller may be malfunctioning or a memory module may be loose. WARNING: Dell's During initial startup, the drive detected possible error conditions. When your Disk Monitoring computer finishes booting, immediately back up your data and replace your hard System has drive (for installation procedures, see "Adding and Removing Parts" for your detected that drive computer type). If no replacement drive is immediately available and the drive is [0/1] on the not the only bootable drive, enter System Setup and change the appropriate drive [primary/ setting to None. Then remove the drive from the computer. secondary] EIDE controller is operating outside of normal specifications. It is advisable to immediately back up your data and replace your hard drive by calling your support desk or Dell. Write fault The operating system cannot write to the floppy or hard drive. Write fault on selected drive The operating system cannot write to the floppy or hard drive. 49

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Error Message
Description
Plug and play
configuration error
The computer encountered a problem while trying to configure one or more cards.
Read fault
The operating system cannot read from the floppy or hard drive, the computer
could not find a particular sector on the disk, or the requested sector is defective.
Requested sector
not found
The operating system cannot read from the floppy or hard drive, the computer
could not find a particular sector on the disk, or the requested sector is defective.
Reset failed
The disk re-set operation failed.
Sector not found
The operating system cannot locate a sector on the floppy or hard drive.
Seek error
The operating system cannot find a specific track on the floppy disk or hard drive.
Shutdown failure
A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning.
Time-of-day clock
stopped
The battery might be dead.
Time-of-day not
set-please run the
System Setup
program
The time or date stored in System Setup does not match the computer clock.
Timer chip counter
2 failed
A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning.
Unexpected
interrupt in
protected mode
The keyboard controller may be malfunctioning or a memory module may be
loose.
WARNING: Dell's
Disk Monitoring
System has
detected that drive
[0/1] on the
[primary/
secondary] EIDE
controller is
operating outside
of normal
specifications. It is
advisable to
immediately back
up your data and
replace your hard
drive by calling
your support desk
or Dell.
During initial startup, the drive detected possible error conditions. When your
computer finishes booting, immediately back up your data and replace your hard
drive (for installation procedures, see "Adding and Removing Parts" for your
computer type). If no replacement drive is immediately available and the drive is
not the only bootable drive, enter System Setup and change the appropriate drive
setting to
None
. Then remove the drive from the computer.
Write fault
The operating system cannot write to the floppy or hard drive.
Write fault on
selected drive
The operating system cannot write to the floppy or hard drive.
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