Dell E1405 Laptop User Manual


 
90 Troubleshooting
MEMORY ALLOCATION ERROR The software you are attempting to run is conflicting with the operating
system, another program, or a utility. Shut down the computer, wait 30 seconds, and then restart it. Try
to run the program again. If the error message still appears, see the software documentation.
MEMORY DATA LINE FAILURE AT ADDRESS, READ VALUE EXPECTING VALUE A memory module may be
faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Optical
Drives" on page 114).
MEMORY DOUBLE WORD LOGIC FAILURE AT ADDRESS, READ VALUE EXPECTING VALUE A memory module
may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see
"Optical Drives" on page 114).
MEMORY ODD/EVEN LOGIC FAILURE AT ADDRESS, READ VALUE EXPECTING VALUE A memory module may
be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see
"Optical Drives" on page 114).
MEMORY WRITE/READ FAILURE AT ADDRESS, READ VALUE EXPECTING VALUE A memory module may be
faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Optical
Drives" on page 114).
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. See
"Contacting Dell" on page 135.
NO TIMER TICK INTERRUPT A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set
tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 81).
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 hard drive (see "Hard Drive" on page 111). If the problem
persists, contact Dell. See "Contacting Dell" on page 135.
OPTIONAL ROM BAD CHECKSUM The optional ROM apparently failed. Contact Dell. See "Contacting
Dell" on page 135.
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
Start
button and click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Add or Remove Programs
.
3
Select the program you want to remove.
4
Click
Remove
or
Change/Remove
and follow the prompts on the screen.
5
See the program documentation for installation instructions.