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Hardware troubleshooter – Dell Precision T5400 (Late 2007) User Manual

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Quick Reference Guide

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A R D

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D I S K

R E A D

F A I L U R E

Possible hard drive failure during hard-drive boot test

(see "Contacting Dell" in your User’s Guide for assistance).

K

E Y B O A R D

F A I L U R E

Keyboard failure or the keyboard cable is loose (see "Keyboard

Problems" in your User’s Guide).

N

O

B O O T

D E V I C E

A V A I L A B L E

The system cannot detect a bootable device or partition.

• If the floppy drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected and that

a bootable floppy disk is in the drive.

• 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 boot device.

• Enter the system setup program and ensure that the boot sequence information is

correct (see "Entering System Setup" in your User’s Guide).

N

O

T I M E R

T I C K

I N T E R R U P T

System board failure or a chip on the system board

might be malfunctioning (see "Contacting Dell" in your User’s Guide for assistance).

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S YS T E M

D I S K

O R

D I S K

E R R O R

Replace the floppy disk with one that has

a bootable operating system or remove the floppy disk from drive A and restart
the computer.

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O T

A

B O O T

D I S K E T T E

Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart your computer.

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H A R D

D R I V E

P R O B L E M

S.M.A.R.T error, possible

HDD failure. This feature can be enabled or disabled in BIOS setup.

Hardware Troubleshooter

If a device is either not detected during the operating system setup or is detected,
but incorrectly configured, you can use the Hardware Troubleshooter to resolve
the incompatibility.

Windows XP:

1

Click Start

Help and Support.

2

Type hardware troubleshooter in the search field and press
to start the search.

3

In the Fix a Problem section, click Hardware Troubleshooter.

4

In the Hardware Troubleshooter list, select the option that best describes
the problem and click Next to follow the remaining troubleshooting steps.