Dell 1600SC Personal Computer User Manual


 
following bank(s): Bank n
Amount of available memory
limited to 256 MB!
OS Install Mode is enabled in the System Setup
program.
Disable OS Install Mode in the System Setup program (see "Using
the System Setup Program" in your User's Guide).
Attachment failed to respond
Diskette-drive or hard-drive controller cannot send
data to the associated drive; faulty or improperly
installed diskette drive or hard drive.
See "Troubleshooting the Diskette Drive" and "Troubleshooting
Hard Drives" in "Troubleshooting Your System."
Auxiliary device failure
Loose or improperly connected mouse or keyboard
cable; faulty mouse or keyboard.
See "Troubleshooting the Mouse" and "Troubleshooting the
Keyboard" in "Troubleshooting Your System."
Bad error-correction code
(ECC) on disk read
Faulty CD/diskette-drive subsystem or hard-drive
subsystem; faulty system board.
See "Getting Help."
Controller has failed
BIOS Update Attempt Failed!
Remote BIOS firmware update attempt failed.
Retry the BIOS firmware update (see "Getting Help.").
Caution! NVRAM_CLR jumper is
installed on system board.
Please run setup.
NVRAM-clear jumper is installed.
Remove the NVRAM-clear jumper (see FigureA-2 for jumper
location). Check the System Setup configuration settings (see
"Using the System Setup Program" in your User's Guide).
Data error
Faulty diskette, diskette drive, CD drive, tape drive,
or hard drive.
Replace the diskette. If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting
the Diskette Drive," "Troubleshooting a CD Drive," "Troubleshooting
a Tape Drive," and "Troubleshooting Hard Drives" in
"Troubleshooting Your System."
Decreasing available memory
Faulty or improperly installed memory modules.
See "Troubleshooting System Memory" in "Troubleshooting Your
System."
Diskette drive seek failure
Incorrect configuration settings in the System Setup
program.
Run the System Setup program to correct the settings (see "Using
the System Setup Program" in your User's Guide).
Faulty or improperly installed diskette drive.
See "Troubleshooting the Diskette Drive" in "Troubleshooting Your
System."
Diskette read failure
Faulty or improperly inserted diskette.
Replace the diskette.
Diskette subsystem reset
failed
Faulty or improperly installed diskette drive.
See "Troubleshooting the Diskette Drive" in "Troubleshooting Your
System."
Diskette write protected
Diskette write-protect feature activated.
Move the write-protect tab on the diskette to the disabled position.
Drive not ready
Diskette missing or improperly inserted in diskette
drive.
Reinsert or replace the diskette.
Gate A20 failure
Faulty keyboard controller; faulty system board.
See "Getting Help."
General failure
Operating system corrupted or improperly installed.
Reinstall the operating system.
Hard disk controller failure
Incorrect configuration settings in System Setup
program; improperly installed hard drive; loose
interface or power cable; faulty hard-drive controller
subsystem.
Run the System Setup program to correct the drive type setting
(see "Using the System Setup Program" in your User's Guide). If the
problem persists, see "Troubleshooting Hard Drives" in
"Troubleshooting Your System."
Invalid memory configuration
detected. Potential
corruption exists!
Memory module installation guidelines have not
been properly followed.
See "Memory Module Installation Guidelines" in "Installing System
Options."
Keyboard controller failure
Faulty keyboard controller; faulty system board.
See "Getting Help."
Keyboard data line failure
Loose or improperly connected keyboard cable;
faulty keyboard; faulty keyboard controller.
See "Troubleshooting the Keyboard" in "Troubleshooting Your
System."
Keyboard failure