Dell OptiPlex GL Service Manual - Page 42

Plug and Play, Not a boot

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Table 3-2. System Error Messages (continued) Message Definition Probable Causes No boot device available System does not recognize diskette drive or hard-disk drive from which it is trying to boot. Faulty diskette, diskette/ tape drive subsystem, hard-disk drive, hard-disk drive subsystem, or no boot disk in drive A. No boot sector on hard-disk drive Configuration settings in System Setup program incorrect, or operating system corrupted. Incorrect configuration settings in System Setup program, or no operating system on hard-disk drive. No timer tick Timer on system board Defective system board. interrupt malfunctioning. Non-system disk or disk error Diskette in drive A or hard-disk drive does not have bootable operating system installed on it. Faulty diskette, diskette/ tape drive subsystem, or hard-disk drive subsystem. Not a boot diskette No operating system on No operating system on diskette. diskette. Plug and Play Configuration Error System encountered problem in trying to configure one or more expansion cards. System resource conflict. Read fault MS-DOS cannot read from diskette or harddisk drive. Requested sector not found System could not find particular sector on disk, or requested sector defective. Faulty diskette, diskette/ tape drive subsystem, or hard-disk drive subsystem (defective system board). Reset failed Disk reset operation failed. Improperly connected diskette/tape drive, harddisk drive interface cable, or power cable. 3-8 Dell OptiPlex GXpro Systems Service Manual

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3-8
Dell OptiPlex GX
pro
Systems Service Manual
No boot
device avail-
able
System does not recog-
nize diskette drive or
hard-disk drive from
which it is trying to
boot.
Faulty diskette, diskette/
tape drive subsystem,
hard-disk drive, hard-disk
drive subsystem, or no
boot disk in drive A.
No boot sec-
tor on
hard-disk
drive
Configuration settings
in System Setup pro-
gram incorrect, or
operating system cor-
rupted.
Incorrect configuration
settings in System Setup
program, or no operating
system on hard-disk
drive.
No timer tick
interrupt
Timer on system board
malfunctioning.
Defective system board.
Non-system
disk or disk
error
Diskette in drive A or
hard-disk drive does
not have bootable oper-
ating system installed
on it.
Faulty diskette, diskette/
tape drive subsystem, or
hard-disk drive sub-
system.
Not a boot
diskette
No operating system on
diskette.
No operating system on
diskette.
Plug and Play
Configuration
Error
System encountered
problem in trying to
configure one or more
expansion cards.
System resource conflict.
Read fault
Requested sec-
tor not found
MS-DOS cannot read
from diskette or hard-
disk drive.
System could not find
particular sector on
disk, or requested sec-
tor defective.
Faulty diskette, diskette/
tape drive subsystem, or
hard-disk drive sub-
system (defective system
board).
Reset failed
Disk reset operation
failed.
Improperly connected
diskette/tape drive, hard-
disk drive interface
cable, or power cable.
Table 3-2.
System Error Messages
(continued)
Message
Definition
Probable Causes