Dell Vostro 260s Owner's Manual (Mini Tower) - Page 57

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Error Messages NOT ENOUGH MEMORY OR RESOURCES. EXIT SOME PROGRAMS AND TRY AGAIN OPERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND OPTIONAL ROM BAD CHECKSUM SECTOR NOT FOUND SEEK ERROR SHUTDOWN FAILURE TIME-OF-DAY CLOCK LOST POWER TIME-OF-DAY CLOCK STOPPED Description You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open the program that you want to use. Reinstall the hard drive (see your Owner's Manual at support.dell.com). If the problem persists, contact Dell. The optional ROM has failed. Contact Dell. 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 errorchecking 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. The operating system cannot find a specific track on the hard drive. A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in the contact Dell . System configuration settings are corrupted. Connect your computer to an electrical outlet to charge the battery. If the problem persists, try to restore the data by entering the system setup program, then immediately exit the program. If the message reappears, contact Dell. The reserve battery that supports the system configuration settings may require recharging. Connect your computer to an electrical outlet to charge the battery. If the problem persists, contact Dell. 57

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Error Messages
Description
NOT ENOUGH MEMORY OR RESOURCES.
EXIT SOME PROGRAMS AND TRY AGAIN
You have too many programs open. Close
all windows and open the program that
you want to use.
OPERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND
Reinstall the hard drive (see your
Owner's
Manual
at support.dell.com). If the
problem persists,
contact Dell
.
OPTIONAL ROM BAD CHECKSUM
The optional ROM has failed.
Contact Dell
.
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
contact Dell
.
TIME-OF-DAY CLOCK LOST POWER
System configuration settings are
corrupted. Connect your computer to an
electrical outlet to charge the battery. If
the problem persists, try to restore the
data by entering the system setup
program, then immediately exit the
program. If the message reappears,
contact Dell
.
TIME-OF-DAY CLOCK STOPPED
The reserve battery that supports the
system configuration settings may require
recharging. Connect your computer to an
electrical outlet to charge the battery. If
the problem persists, contact Dell.
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