The computer cannot find the diskette or hard-disk
drive.
Enter System Setup, check the system configuration
information for the diskette and hard-disk drive, and if
necessary, correct the information.
No boot sector on
hard-disk drive
The system configuration information in System Setup
may be incorrect, or the operating system may be
corrupted.
Enter System Setup, check the system configuration
information for the hard-disk drive, and if necessary,
correct the information.
If the message persists, reinstall your operating system.
See the documentation that came with your operating
system.
A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning.
Run the System Board Devices tests in the Dell
Diagnostics.
Non-system disk or
disk error
The diskette in drive A or your hard-disk drive does not
have a bootable operating system installed on it.
Either replace the diskette with one that has a bootable
operating system, or remove the diskette from drive A
and restart the computer.
There is no operating system on the diskette.
Boot the computer with a diskette that contains an
operating system.
Plug and Play
Configuration Error
The system has encountered a problem in trying to
configure one or more expansion cards.
Turn your system off and unplug it. Remove all but one
of the cards. Plug in your system and reboot it. If the
message persists, the expansion card may be
malfunctioning. If the message does not appear, turn off
the power and reinsert one of the other cards. Repeat
this process until you identify the malfunctioning card.
The operating system cannot read from the diskette or
hard-disk drive.
See "Troubleshooting Drives."
The system could not find a particular sector on the
disk, or the requested sector is defective.
See "Troubleshooting Drives."
The disk reset operation failed.
See "Troubleshooting Drives."
The operating system is unable to locate a sector on
the diskette or hard-disk drive.
See "Troubleshooting Drives."
The operating system is unable to find a specific track
on the diskette or hard-disk drive.
If the error is on the diskette drive, try another diskette
in the drive.
A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning.
Run the System Board Devices tests in the Dell
Diagnostics.
Time-of-day clock
stopped
Enter System Setup and correct the date or time.
If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting the
Battery."
The time or date displayed in the system configuration
information does not match the system clock.
Enter System Setup and correct the date or time.
A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning.
Run the System Board Devices tests in the Dell
Diagnostics.
The keyboard controller may be malfunctioning, or one
or more RIMMs may be loose.
Run the System Memory and the Keyboard tests in
the Dell Diagnostics.
Monitoring System
has detected that
drive [0/1] on the
EIDE controller is
operating outside
of normal
specifications. It
is advisable to
your data and
replace your hard-
disk drive by
calling your
support desk or
Dell Computer
Corporation.
POST has queried the EIDE drive for status
information. The drive has returned a parameter from
the call that indicates it has detected possible error
conditions for its operating specifications.
When your computer finishes booting, immediately
back up your data and replace your hard-disk drive.
Restore the data to the replaced drive.
If a replacement drive is not immediately available and
the drive is not the only bootable drive, enter System
Setup and change the appropriate drive setting to
None. Remove the drive from the system. This should
be done only after you have backed up the data.
The operating system cannot write to the diskette or
See "Troubleshooting Drives."
