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NOT ENOUGH MEMORY OR RESOURCES.
E
XIT 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 hard drive (see your Service Manual at
support.dell.com). If the problem persists, contact
Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 69).
OPTIONAL ROM BAD CHECKSUM — The
optional ROM has failed. Contact Dell (see
"Contacting Dell" on page 69).
A REQUIRED .DLL FILE WAS NOT
FOUND — The program that you are trying to
open is missing an essential file. Remove and then
reinstall the program.
1 Click the Windows Vista start button →
Control Panel→ Programs→ Programs and
Features.
2 Select the program you want to remove.
3 Click Uninstall.
4 See the program documentation for
installation instructions and reinstall the
program.
SECTOR NOT FOUND — The operating system
cannot locate a sector on the hard drive. You may
have a defective sector or corrupted 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 reformat 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 the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics"
on page 42).
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