Dell GX60 Computer Drive User Manual


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Error Messages
Fill out the Diagnostics Checklist as you complete these checks.
If the message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system or the program that was running when the message appeared.
4.Click the Tools tab.
5.Under Error-checking, click Check Now.
6.Click Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors.
7.Click Start.
Windows 2000
1.Double-click My Computer on the Windows desktop.
2.Click the Tools tab.
3.Under Error-checking, click Check Now.
4.Click Start.
MS-DOS®
Type scandisk x: at an MS-DOS prompt, where x is the hard drive letter, and then press <Enter>. Click the Start button and click My
Computer.
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions.
Afilenamecannotcontainanyofthefollowingcharacters:\/:*?"<>|— Do not use these characters in filenames.
Arequired.DLLfilewasnotfound— The program that you are trying to open is missing an essential file. To remove and then reinstall the
program:
1.Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.
2.Select the program you want to remove.
3.Click the Change or Remove Program icon.
4.See the program documentation for installation instructions.
Alert! Previous attempts at booting this system have failed at checkpoint [nnnn ]. For help in resolving this problem, please note this
checkpointandcontactDellTechnicalSupport— Contact Dell and report the checkpoint code (nnnn) to the support technician.
Attachmentfailedtorespond— See "Drive Problems."
Badcommandorfilename— Ensure that you spelled the command correctly, put spaces in the proper place, and used the correct
pathname.
Bad error-correctioncode(ECC)ondiskread— See "Drive Problems."
Controllerhasfailed— See "Drive Problems."
Dataerror— See "Drive Problems."
Decreasingavailablememory—See "Lockups and Software Problems."
Diskettedrive0seekfailure— See "Drive Problems."
Diskettereadfailure—See "Drive Problems."
Diskettesubsystemresetfailed— Run the Dell Diagnostics.
Diskettewriteprotected— Slide the write-protect notch to the open position.
Drivenotready— Put a floppy disk in the drive.
GateA20failure—See "Lockups and Software Problems."
Hard-diskconfigurationerror—
Hard-diskcontrollerfailure—
Hard-diskdrivefailure—
Hard-diskdrivefailure—
See "Drive Problems."
Insertbootablemedia— Insert a bootable floppy disk or CD.
Invalid configuration information -pleaserunSETUPprogram— Enter system setup and correct the computer configuration information.
Keyboardfailure—See "Keyboard Problems."
Memory address line failure at address, read value expecting value — See "Lockups and Software Problems."
Memoryallocationerror—
1.Turn off the computer, wait 30 seconds, and then restart the computer.
2.Try to run the program again.
3.If the error message appears again, see the software documentation for additional troubleshooting suggestions.
Memory data line failure at address, read value expecting value —
Memory double word logic failure at address, read value expecting value —
Memory odd/even logic failure at address, read value expecting value —
Memory write/read failure at address, read value expecting value —
MemorysizeinCMOSinvalid— 
See "Lockups and Software Problems."
Nobootdeviceavailable— 
l If the floppy drive is your boot device, ensure that a bootable floppy disk is in the drive.
l If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected and that the drive is installed properly and partitioned as a
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