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Troubleshooting software and hardware problems – Dell Precision M2400 (Mid 2008) User Manual

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C P U

FAN

FAILURE

Processor fan failure. Replace processor fan. See your

Service Manual at support.dell.com.

H

ARD

-

DISK

DRIVE

FAILURE

Possible hard drive failure during hard drive

POST. Check cables, swap hard disks, or see "Contacting Dell" on page 65 for
assistance.

H

ARD

-

DISK

DRIVE

READ

FAILURE

Possible hard drive failure during hard-

drive start test (see "Contacting Dell" on page 65 for assistance).

K

EYBOARD

FAILURE

Keyboard failure or keyboard cable loose.

N

O

BOOT

DEVICE

AVAILABLE

No bootable partition on hard drive, or the

hard drive cable is loose, or no bootable device exists.

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 system setup and ensure that the boot sequence information is
correct (see your Service Manual at support.dell.com).

N

O

TIMER

TICK

INTERRUPT

A chip on the system board might be

malfunctioning or system board failure (see "Contacting Dell" on page 65 for
assistance).

U S B

OVER

CURRENT

ERROR

Disconnect the USB device. Use external power

source for the USB device.

N O T I C E - H

ARD

D

RIVE

S E L F M O N I T O R I N G S Y S T E M

HAS

REPORTED

THAT

A

PARAMETER

HAS

EXCEEDED

ITS

NORMAL

OPERATING

RANGE

. D

ELL

RECOMMENDS

THAT

YOU

BACK

UP

YOUR

DATA

REGULARLY

. A

PARAMETER

OUT

OF

RANGE

MAY

OR

MAY

NOT

INDICATE

A

POTENTIAL

HARD

DRIVE

PROBLEM

S.M.A.R.T error,

possible hard drive failure. This feature can be enabled or disabled in BIOS
setup.

Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems

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.

To start the Hardware Troubleshooter:

Windows Vista:

1 Click the Windows Vista Start button

, and click Help and Support.

2 Type

hardware troubleshooter

in the search field and press

to start the search.

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