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Table 3-2., System Error Messages, Data error

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Table 3-2. System Error Messages Message Definition Probable Causes Address mark not found Attachment failed to respond BIOS found faulty disk sector or could not find particular disk sector. Diskette drive or harddisk drive controller cannot send data to associated drive. Faulty diskette/tape drive subsystem or hard-disk drive subsystem (defective system board). Faulty interface cable or connector. Bad command or file name Command entered does Bad command. not exist or is not in pathname specified. Bad errorcorrection code(ECC) on disk read Diskette drive or harddisk drive controller detected uncorrectable read error. Faulty diskette/tape drive subsystem or hard-disk drive subsystem (defective system board). Controller has failed Data error Decreasing available memory Diskette drive 0 seek failure Diskette drive 1 seek failure Diskette read failure Hard-disk drive or associated controller defective. System received unrecoverable data-read error from diskette or hard-disk drive. Read/write failure during POST prevents system from using available memory. Diskette/tape drive controller could not locate specific sector or track. Failure occurred while system attempted to read diskette. Faulty diskette, diskette drive, or hard-disk drive. One or more DIMMs faulty or improperly seated. Faulty or improperly inserted diskette, incorrect settings in System Setup program, loose diskette/tape drive interface cable, or loose power cable. Faulty diskette, faulty or improperly connected diskette/tape drive interface cable, or loose power cable. 3-4 Dell OptiPlex GXpro Systems Service Manual

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Dell OptiPlex GX
pro
Systems Service Manual
Table 3-2.
System Error Messages
Message
Definition
Probable Causes
Address mark
not found
Attachment
failed to
respond
BIOS found faulty disk
sector or could not find
particular disk sector.
Diskette drive or hard-
disk drive controller
cannot send data to
associated drive.
Faulty diskette/tape drive
subsystem or hard-disk
drive subsystem (defec-
tive system board). Faulty
interface cable or connec-
tor.
Bad command
or file name
Command entered does
not exist or is not in
pathname specified.
Bad command.
Bad error-
correction
code(ECC) on
disk read
Controller
has failed
Diskette drive or hard-
disk drive controller
detected uncorrectable
read error.
Hard-disk drive or
associated controller
defective.
Faulty diskette/tape drive
subsystem or hard-disk
drive subsystem (defec-
tive system board).
Data error
System received un-
recoverable data-read
error from diskette or
hard-disk drive.
Faulty diskette, diskette
drive, or hard-disk drive.
Decreasing
available mem-
ory
Read/write failure
during POST prevents
system from using
available memory.
One or more DIMMs
faulty or improperly
seated.
Diskette
drive 0 seek
failure
Diskette
drive 1 seek
failure
Diskette/tape drive con-
troller could not locate
specific sector or track.
Faulty or improperly
inserted diskette,
incorrect settings in Sys-
tem Setup program,
loose diskette/tape drive
interface cable, or loose
power cable.
Diskette read
failure
Failure occurred while
system attempted to
read diskette.
Faulty diskette, faulty or
improperly connected
diskette/tape drive inter-
face cable, or loose power
cable.