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Error Message Description
Non-system disk
or disk error
The floppy disk in drive A does not have a bootable operating system installed on
it. Either replace the floppy disk with one that has a bootable operating system, or
remove the floppy disk from drive A and restart the computer.
Not a boot
diskette
The operating system is trying to boot to a floppy disk that does not have a
bootable operating system installed on it. Insert a bootable floppy disk.
Plug and play
configuration
error
The computer encountered a problem while trying to configure one or more
cards.
Read fault The operating system cannot read from the floppy or hard drive, the computer
could not find a particular sector on the disk, or the requested sector is defective.
Requested sector
not found
The operating system cannot read from the floppy or hard drive, the computer
could not find a particular sector on the disk, or the requested sector is defective.
Reset failed The disk re-set operation failed.
Sector not found The operating system cannot locate a sector on the floppy or hard drive.
Seek error The operating system cannot find a specific track on the floppy disk or hard drive.
Shutdown failure A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning.
Time-of-day clock
stopped
The battery might be dead.
Time-of-day not
set-please run the
System Setup
program
The time or date stored in System Setup does not match the computer clock.
Timer chip
counter 2 failed
A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning.
Unexpected
interrupt in
protected mode
The keyboard controller may be malfunctioning or a memory module may be
loose.
WARNING: Dell's
Disk Monitoring
System has
detected that drive
[0/1] on the
[primary/
secondary] EIDE
controller is
operating outside
of normal
specifications. It is
advisable to
immediately back
up your data and
replace your hard
During initial startup, the drive detected possible error conditions. When your
computer finishes booting, immediately back up your data and replace your hard
drive (for installation procedures, see "Adding and Removing Parts" for your
computer type). If no replacement drive is immediately available and the drive is
not the only bootable drive, enter System Setup and change the appropriate drive
setting to None. Then remove the drive from the computer.
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