Dell Latitude 131L - Manual (Page 71)

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M EMORY 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
"Memory" on page 94).
M EMORY 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
"Memory" on page 94).
M EMORY 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 "Memory"
on page 94).
N O 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.
N O BOOT SECTOR ON HARD DRIVE — The operating system may be corrupted. Contact Dell. See
"Contacting Dell" on page 113.
N O 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 63).
N OT ENOUGH MEMORY OR RESOURCES . E XIT SOME PROGRAMS AND TRY AGAIN — You have too many
programs open. Close all windows and open the program that you want to use.
O PERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND — Reinstall the hard drive (see "Hard Drive" on page 92). If the problem
persists, contact Dell. See "Contacting Dell" on page 113.
O PTIONAL R O M BAD CHECKSUM — The optional ROM apparently failed. Contact Dell. See "Contacting
Dell" on page 113.
A REQUIRED . D L L 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.
S ECTOR NOT FOUND — The operating system cannot locate a sector on the hard drive. You may have a
defective sector or corrupted FAT on the hard drive. Run the Windows error-checking utility to check the
file structure on the hard drive. See the Windows Help and Support Center for instructions. To access
the Help and Support Center, see "Windows Help and Support Center" on page 13. If a large number of
sectors are defective, back up the data (if possible), and then reformat the hard drive.
S EEK ERROR — The operating system cannot find a specific track on the hard drive.
S HUTDOWN FAILURE — A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in
the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 63).
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