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Drive not ready — No floppy disk is in the drive. Put a floppy disk in the drive.
Gate A20 failure — One or more memory modules might be faulty or improperly seated.
l Reinstall the memory modules (see "Memory") and, if necessary, replace them.
l See "Memory Problems" for additional troubleshooting suggestions.
General failure — The operating system is unable to carry out the command. This message is usually followed by specific information—for
example, Printer out of paper. Take the appropriate action to resolve the problem.
Hard-disk configuration error —
Hard-disk controller failure —
Hard-disk drive failure —
The hard drive failed initialization.
l Run the Hard-Disk Drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics.
l See "Hard drive problems" for troubleshooting suggestions.
Insert bootable media — The operating system is trying to boot to a nonbootable floppy disk or CD. Insert a bootable floppy disk or CD.
Invalid configuration information - please run SETUP program — The computer configuration information does not match the hardware
configuration. Enter system setup and correct the computer configuration information.
Keyboard failure —
A cable or connector might be loose, or the keyboard or keyboard/mouse controller might be faulty. See "Keyboard Problems."
Memory address line failure at address, read value expecting value — A memory module might be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall
the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. See "Memory Problems" for additional troubleshooting suggestions.
Memory allocation error — The software you are attempting to run is conflicting with the operating system, another program, or a utility.
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 —
A memory module might be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. See "Memory
Problems" for additional troubleshooting suggestions.
Memory size in CMOS invalid — The amount of memory recorded in the computer configuration information does not match the memory
installed in the computer. Restart the computer. If the error message appears again, contact Dell. See "Memory Problems" for additional
troubleshooting suggestions.
Memory tests terminated by keystroke — A keystroke interrupted the memory test. Restart the computer to rerun the test.
No boot device available — The computer cannot find the floppy disk or hard drive.
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 drive is installed, properly seated, and partitioned as a boot device.
l Enter system setup and ensure that the boot sequence information is correct.
No boot sector on hard-disk drive —
l The computer configuration information in system setup might be incorrect. Enter system setup and ensure that the computer
configuration information for the hard drive is correct.
l The operating system might have been corrupted. Reinstall the operating system. See your operating system documentation for
reinstallation information.
No timer tick interrupt — A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning. Run the System Board Devices tests in the Dell Diagnostics.
Non-system disk or disk error — The floppy disk 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 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.
Not enough memory or resources. Close some programs and try again — You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open
the program that you want to use. In some cases, you might have to restart your computer to restore computer resources. If so, try running
the program that you want to use first.
Operating system not found — Contact Dell.
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. See "Floppy drive problems" or "Hard drive problems" for troubleshooting suggestions.