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Dell OptiPlex GX240 User Manual

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S o l v i n g Pr o b l e m s

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No boot device

available

The computer cannot find
the floppy or hard drive.

Enter system setup

, check

the computer
configuration information
for the floppy and hard
drive, and, if necessary,
correct the information.

No boot sector on

hard-disk drive

The computer
configuration information
in system setup may be
incorrect, or the operating
system may be corrupted.

Enter system setup

, check

the computer
configuration information
for the hard drive, and if
necessary, correct the
information.
If the problem persists,
reinstall your operating
system. See the
documentation that came
with your operating
system.

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 in drive A or
your hard drive does not
have a bootable operating
system installed on it.

A nonbootable floppy is in
drive A. Either replace the
floppy with one that has a
bootable operating system,
or remove the floppy from
drive A and restart the
computer.

Not a boot

diskette

There is no operating
system on the floppy.

Boot the computer with a
floppy that contains an
operating system.

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