Dell Vostro 500 Owner's Manual - Page 85

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K E Y B O A R D C O N T R O L L E R F A I L U R E - For external keyboards, check the cable connection. Restart the computer, and avoid touching the keyboard or the mouse during the boot routine. Run the Keyboard Controller test in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 75). K E Y B O A R D D A T A L I N E F A I L U R E - For external keyboards, check the cable connection. Run the Keyboard Controller test in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 75). K E Y B O A R D S T U C K KEY F A I L U R E - For external keyboards or keypads, check the cable connection. Restart the computer, and avoid touching the keyboard or keys during the boot routine. Run the Stuck Key test in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 75). MEMORY ADDRESS LINE FAILURE AT ADDRESS, READ VALUE EXPECTING VALUE - A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 116). M EMORY A L L O C A T I O N E R R O R - The software you are attempting to run is conflicting with the operating system, another program, or a utility. Shut down the computer, wait 30 seconds, and then restart it. Try to run the program again. If the error message still appears, see the software documentation. MEMORY DATA LINE FAILURE AT ADDRESS, READ VALUE EXPECTING VALUE - A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 116). MEMORY DOUBLE WORD LOGIC FAILURE AT ADDRESS, READ VALUE EXPECTING VALUE - A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 116). MEMORY ODD/EVEN LOGIC FAILURE AT ADDRESS, READ VALUE EXPECTING VALUE - A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 116). MEMORY WRITE/READ FAILURE AT ADDRESS, READ VALUE EXPECTING VALUE - A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 116). N O B O O T D E V I C E AVAILABLE - The computer cannot find the hard drive. If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure that the drive is installed, properly seated, and partitioned as a boot device. N O B O O T S E C T O R O N H A R D D R I V E - The operating system may be corrupted. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 132). Troubleshooting 85

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Troubleshooting
85
K
EYBOARD
CONTROLLER
FAILURE
For external keyboards, check the cable
connection. Restart the computer, and avoid touching the keyboard or the
mouse during the boot routine. Run the Keyboard Controller test in the Dell
Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 75).
K
EYBOARD
DATA
LINE
FAILURE
For external keyboards, check the cable
connection. Run the Keyboard Controller test in the Dell Diagnostics (see
"Dell Diagnostics" on page 75).
K
EYBOARD
STUCK
KEY
FAILURE
For external keyboards or keypads, check the
cable connection. Restart the computer, and avoid touching the keyboard or
keys during the boot routine. Run the Stuck Key
test in the Dell Diagnostics
(see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 75).
M
EMORY
ADDRESS
LINE
FAILURE
AT
ADDRESS
,
READ
VALUE
EXPECTING
VALUE
A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory
modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 116).
M
EMORY
ALLOCATION
ERROR
The software you are attempting to run is
conflicting with the operating system, another program, or a utility. Shut
down the computer, wait 30 seconds, and then restart it. Try to run the
program again. If the error message still appears, see the software
documentation.
M
EMORY
DATA
LINE
FAILURE
AT
ADDRESS
,
READ
VALUE
EXPECTING
VALUE
A
memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory
modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 116).
M
EMORY
DOUBLE
WORD
LOGIC
FAILURE
AT
ADDRESS
,
READ
VALUE
EXPECTING
VALUE
A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the
memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 116).
M
EMORY
ODD
/
EVEN
LOGIC
FAILURE
AT
ADDRESS
,
READ
VALUE
EXPECTING
VALUE
A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the
memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 116).
M
EMORY
WRITE
/
READ
FAILURE
AT
ADDRESS
,
READ
VALUE
EXPECTING
VALUE
A
memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory
modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 116).
N
O
BOOT
DEVICE
AVAILABLE
The computer cannot find the hard drive. If
the hard drive is your boot device, ensure that the drive is installed, properly
seated, and partitioned as a boot device.
N
O
BOOT
SECTOR
ON
HARD
DRIVE
The operating system may be corrupted.
Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 132).