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Table 38. Diagnostic error messages(continued) Error messages MEMORY DOUBLE WORD LOGIC FAILURE AT ADDRESS, READ VALUE EXPECTING VALUE MEMORY ODD/EVEN LOGIC FAILURE AT ADDRESS, READ VALUE EXPECTING VALUE MEMORY WRITE/READ FAILURE AT ADDRESS, READ VALUE EXPECTING VALUE NO BOOT DEVICE AVAILABLE NO BOOT SECTOR ON HARD DRIVE NO TIMER TICK INTERRUPT 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 TIME-OF-DAY NOT SET-PLEASE RUN THE SYSTEM SETUP PROGRAM TIMER CHIP COUNTER 2 FAILED UNEXPECTED INTERRUPT IN PROTECTED MODE X:\ IS NOT ACCESSIBLE. THE DEVICE IS NOT READY Description A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory module or, if necessary, replace it. A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory module or, if necessary, replace it. A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory module or, if necessary, replace it. 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. The operating system may be corrupted, Contact Dell. A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in Dell Diagnostics. You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open the program that you want to use. Reinstall the operating system. 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 File Allocation Table (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 format 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 Dell Diagnostics. If the message reappears, 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. The time or date stored in the system setup program does not match the system clock. Correct the settings for the Date and Time options. A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in Dell Diagnostics. The keyboard controller may be malfunctioning, or a memory module may be loose. Run the System Memory tests and the Keyboard Controller test in Dell Diagnostics or Contact Dell. Insert a disk into the drive and try again. 44 Troubleshooting

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Table 38. Diagnostic error messages(continued)
Error messages
Description
MEMORY DOUBLE WORD LOGIC FAILURE AT ADDRESS,
READ VALUE EXPECTING VALUE
A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the
memory module or, if necessary, replace it.
MEMORY ODD/EVEN LOGIC FAILURE AT ADDRESS, READ
VALUE EXPECTING VALUE
A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the
memory module or, if necessary, replace it.
MEMORY WRITE/READ FAILURE AT ADDRESS, READ
VALUE EXPECTING VALUE
A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the
memory module or, if necessary, replace it.
NO 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.
NO BOOT SECTOR ON HARD DRIVE
The operating system may be corrupted,
Contact Dell
.
NO TIMER TICK INTERRUPT
A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the
System Set
tests in
Dell Diagnostics
.
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 operating system. 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 File Allocation Table
(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 format 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
Dell Diagnostics
. If the message reappears,
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
.
TIME-OF-DAY NOT SET-PLEASE RUN THE SYSTEM
SETUP PROGRAM
The time or date stored in the system setup program does not
match the system clock. Correct the settings for the
Date and
Time
options.
TIMER CHIP COUNTER 2 FAILED
A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the
System Set
tests in
Dell Diagnostics
.
UNEXPECTED INTERRUPT IN PROTECTED MODE
The keyboard controller may be malfunctioning, or a memory
module may be loose. Run the
System Memory
tests and the
Keyboard Controller
test in
Dell Diagnostics
or
Contact Dell
.
X:\ IS NOT ACCESSIBLE. THE DEVICE IS NOT READY
Insert a disk into the drive and try again.
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