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Error Messages
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the
Product Information Guide.
If the message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system or the program that
was running when the message appeared.
BAD COMMAND OR FILE NAME — Ensure that you have spelled the command correctly, put spaces in
the proper place, and used the correct pathname.
CD DRIVE CONTROLLER FAILURE — The CD drive does not respond to commands from the computer.
See "Drive Problems" on page 54.
DATA ERROR — The hard drive cannot read the data. See "Drive Problems" on page 54.
THE FILE BEING COPIED IS TOO LARGE FOR THE DESTINATION DRIVE — The file that you are trying
to copy is too large to fit on the disk, or the disk is too full. Try copying the file to a different disk or use
a larger capacity disk.
A FILENAME CANNOT CONTAIN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS: \ / : * ? “ < > | — Do not
use these characters in filenames.
INSERT BOOTABLE MEDIA — The operating system is trying to boot from a nonbootable CD.
Insert a CD.
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 — Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 89).