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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 (defective system board). Not a boot diskette Plug and Play Configuration Error Read fault Requested sector not found Reset failed Sector not found No operating system on diskette. System encountered problem in trying to configure one or more expansion cards. MS-DOS cannot read from diskette or harddisk drive. System could not find particular sector on disk, or requested sector defective. Disk reset operation failed. MS-DOS unable to locate sector on diskette or hard-disk drive. No operating system on diskette. System resource conflict. Faulty diskette, diskette/ tape drive subsystem, or hard-disk drive subsystem (defective system board). Improperly connected diskette/tape drive, harddisk drive interface cable, or power cable. Defective sectors on diskette or hard-disk drive. 3-8 Dell WorkStation 400 Systems Service Manual

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No boot
device
available
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
sector on
hard-disk
drive
Configuration settings
in System Setup pro-
gram incorrect, or
operating system
corrupted.
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 (defective system
board).
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.
Sector not
found
MS-DOS unable to
locate sector on diskette
or hard-disk drive.
Defective sectors on dis-
kette or hard-disk drive.
Table 3-2.
System Error Messages
(continued)
Message
Definition
Probable Causes