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OP E R A T I N G S YS T E M N O T F O U N D - Reinstall the hard drive (see your Service Manual at support.dell.com). If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 42). OPTIONAL R O M B A D CHECKSUM - The optional ROM has failed. Contact Dell (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 42). A R E Q U I R E D . D L L F I L E W A S N O T F O U N D - The program that you are trying to open is missing an essential file. Remove and then reinstall the program. Windows XP: 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Add or Remove Programs→ Programs and Features. 2 Select the program you want to remove. 3 Click Uninstall. 4 See the program documentation for installation instructions. Windows Vista: 1 Click the Windows Vista Start button → Control Panel→ Programs→ Programs and Features. 2 Select the program you want to remove. 3 Click Uninstall. 4 See the program documentation for installation instructions. SECTOR NOT FOUND - The operating system cannot locate a sector on the hard drive. You may have a defective sector or corrupted FAT on the hard drive. Run the Windows error-checking utility to check the file structure on the hard drive. See Windows Help and Support for instructions (click Start→ Help and Support). If a large number of sectors are defective, back up the data (if possible), and then reformat the hard drive. SEEK ERROR - The operating system cannot find a specific track on the hard drive. SHUTDOWN FAILURE - A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 42). Troubleshooting 41

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Troubleshooting
41
O
PERATING
SYSTEM
NOT
FOUND
—
Reinstall the hard drive (see your Service
Manual at support.dell.com). If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Dell
Diagnostics" on page 42).
O
PTIONAL
ROM
BAD
CHECKSUM
—
The optional ROM has failed. Contact
Dell (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 42).
A
REQUIRED
.DLL
FILE
WAS
NOT
FOUND
—
The program that you are trying to
open is missing an essential file. Remove and then reinstall the program.
Windows XP
:
1
Click
Start
→
Control Panel
→
Add or Remove Programs
→
Programs and
Features
.
2
Select the program you want to remove.
3
Click
Uninstall
.
4
See the program documentation for installation instructions.
Windows Vista
:
1
Click the Windows Vista Start button
→
Control Panel
→
Programs
→
Programs and Features
.
2
Select the program you want to remove.
3
Click
Uninstall
.
4
See the program documentation for installation instructions.
S
ECTOR
NOT
FOUND
—
The operating system cannot locate a sector on the
hard drive. You may have a defective sector or corrupted FAT on the hard
drive. Run the Windows error-checking utility to check the file structure on
the hard drive. See Windows Help and Support for instructions (click
Start
→
Help and Support
). If a large number of sectors are defective, back up the
data (if possible), and then reformat the hard drive.
S
EEK
ERROR
—
The operating system cannot find a specific track on the hard
drive.
S
HUTDOWN
FAILURE
—
A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning.
Run the System Set tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on
page 42).