Dell OptiPlex GX300 User Guide - Page 58
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value expecting value Memory size in CMOS invalid Memory tests terminated by keystroke No boot device available No boot sector on hard-disk drive No timer tick interrupt Non-system disk or disk error Not a boot diskette Plug and Play Configuration Error Read fault Requested sector not found Reset failed Sector not found Seek error Shutdown failure Terminator/processor card cannot be installed! Time-of-day clock stopped The amount of memory recorded in Reboot the computer. If the error appears the system configuration information again, see "Getting Help" for instructions does not match the memory on obtaining technical assistance. installed in the computer. The memory test did not complete. Rerun the memory test. The computer cannot find the diskette or hard-disk drive. Enter System Setup, check the system configuration information for the diskette and hard-disk drive, and if necessary, correct the information. The system configuration information in System Setup may be incorrect, or the operating system may be corrupted. Enter System Setup, check the system configuration information for the harddisk drive, and if necessary, correct the information. If the message persists, reinstall your operating system. See the documentation that came with your operating system. A chip on the system board might Run the System Board Devices tests in be malfunctioning. the Dell Diagnostics. The diskette in drive A or your harddisk drive does not have a bootable operating system installed on it. A nonbootable diskette is in drive A. Either replace the diskette with one that has a bootable operating system, or remove the diskette from drive A and restart the computer. There is no operating system on the Boot the computer with a diskette that diskette. contains an operating system. The system has encountered a Turn your system off and unplug it. problem in trying to configure one or Remove all but one of the cards. Plug in more expansion cards. your system and reboot it. If the message persists, the expansion card may be malfunctioning. If the message does not appear, turn off the power and reinsert one of the other cards. Repeat this process until you identify the malfunctioning card. The operating system cannot read See "Troubleshooting Drives." from the diskette or hard-disk drive. The system could not find a particular sector on the disk, or the requested sector is defective. The disk reset operation failed. The operating system is unable to locate a sector on the diskette or hard-disk drive. The operating system is unable to find a specific track on the diskette or hard-disk drive. A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning. Neither a terminator card nor a secondary microprocessor is installed in the secondary microprocessor connector (PROC_1). See "Troubleshooting Drives." See "Troubleshooting Drives." If the error is on the diskette drive, try another diskette in the drive. Run the System Board Devices tests in the Dell Diagnostics. Make sure that either a terminator card or a secondary microprocessor is installed in the PROC_1 connector. Reseat the microprocessor and start the system. If errors persist, see "Getting Help" for instructions on obtaining technical assistance. The battery may be dead. NOTE: This message indicates a fatal error. When a fatal error occurs, the system usually cannot be rebooted until an appropriate hardware change has been made. Enter System Setup and correct the date or time.