Dell bpcwcsn_5 User's Guide - Page 336

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N O T A B O O T D I S KE T T E - Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart your computer. N O T E N O U G H M E M O R Y O R R E S O U R C E S . C L O S E S O M E P R O G R A M S A N D T R Y A G A I N - Close all windows and open the program that you want to use. In some cases, you might have to restart your computer to restore computer resources. If so, run the program that you want to use first. O P E R A T I N G S YS T E M N O T F O U N D - Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 351). PLUG AND PLAY CONFIGURATION ERROR - 1 Turn your computer off, unplug it from the electrical outlet, and then remove all but one of the cards. 2 Plug in your computer and reboot it. 3 If the message reappears, the installed card might be malfunctioning. If the message does not reappear, turn off the computer and reinsert one of the other cards. 4 Repeat this process until you identify which card is malfunctioning. READ FAULT - REQUESTED SECTOR NOT FOUND - RESET FAILED - See "Drive Problems" on page 313. SECTOR NOT FOUND - • Run the Windows error-checking utility to check the file structure on the floppy disk or hard drive. See Windows Help for instructions. • If a large number of sectors are defective, back up the data (if possible), and then reformat the floppy disk or hard drive. S E E K E RR O R - See "Drive Problems" on page 313. S H U TD O W N F A I L U R E - Run the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 327). TIME-OF-DAY CLOCK STOPPED - TIME-OF -DAY NOT SET-PLEASE RUN THE SYSTEM SETUP PROGRAM - Enter system setup (see "Entering System Setup" on page 257) and correct the date or time. If the problem persists, replace the battery (see "Replacing the Battery" on page 283). TI ME R C H I P C O U N T E R 2 F A I L E D - Run the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 327). 336 Troubleshooting Tools and Utilities

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Troubleshooting Tools and Utilities
N
OT
A
BOOT
DISKETTE
Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart your computer.
N
OT
ENOUGH
MEMORY
OR
RESOURCES
. C
LOSE
SOME
PROGRAMS
AND
TRY
AGAIN
Close all
windows and open the program that you want to use. In some cases, you might have to restart your
computer to restore computer resources. If so, run the program that you want to use first.
O
PERATING
SYSTEM
NOT
FOUND
Contact Dell
(see "Contacting Dell
" on page 351
).
P
LUG
AND
P
LAY
C
ONFIGURATION
E
RROR
1
Turn your computer off, unplug it from the electrical outlet, and then remove all but one of the cards.
2
Plug in your computer and reboot it.
3
If the message reappears, the installed card might be malfunctioning. If the message does not reappear,
turn off the computer and reinsert one of the other cards.
4
Repeat this process until you identify which card is malfunctioning.
R
EAD
FAULT
R
EQUESTED
SECTOR
NOT
FOUND
R
ESET
FAILED
See "Drive Problems" on page 313.
S
ECTOR
NOT
FOUND
Run the Windows error-checking utility to check the file structure on the floppy disk or hard drive. See
Windows
Help for instructions.
If a large number of sectors are defective, back up the data (if possible), and then reformat the floppy
disk or hard drive.
S
EEK
ERROR
See "Drive Problems" on page 313.
S
HUTDOWN
FAILURE
Run the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 327).
T
IME
-
OF
-
DAY
CLOCK
STOPPED
T
IME
-
OF
-
DAY
NOT
SET
-
PLEASE
RUN
THE
S
YSTEM
S
ETUP
PROGRAM
Enter system setup
(see "Entering System Setup
" on page 257
)
and correct the date or time. If the
problem persists, replace the battery
(see "Replacing the Battery
" on page 283
)
.
T
IMER
CHIP
COUNTER
2
FAILED
Run the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 327).