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Error Messages and Flash Codes: Dell
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Error Messages
Your application programs, operating system, and the computer itself can identify problems and alert you to them. When this occurs,
a message may appear on the computer's display or on an external monitor (if one is attached), or a flash code may be emitted.
If an error message appears on the display or external monitor, make a note of the message. See
for an explanation of the
message and suggestions for correcting any errors. The messages are listed alphabetically.
NOTE: If the message is not listed In Table 1, check the documentation for the application program that was running at the
time the message appeared and/or the operating system documentation for an explanation of the message and a
recommended action.
Table 1. System Error Messages
Message
Cause
Action
Auxiliary
device
failure
The integrated touch pad or
external PS/2 mouse may be faulty.
If you are using an external mouse only, check the connection for a
loose or improperly connected cable. If the problem persists, enable the
Pointing Device option. If the problem persists, call Dell for technical
Assistance. (See
for instructions.)
Bad command
or file name
The command you entered does
not exist or is not in the pathname
you specified.
Make sure that you have typed the command correctly, placed spaces
in the proper location, and used the correct pathname.
Cache
disabled due
to failure
The primary cache internal to the
microprocessor has failed.
Call Dell for technical assistance. (For instructions, see
.)
Data error
The diskette or hard-disk drive
cannot read the data.
Run the appropriate utility to check the file structure of the diskette drive
or hard-disk drive. See the documentation that came with your
operating system.
Decreasing
available
memory
One or more memory modules may
be faulty or improperly seated.
Disk C:
failed
initialization
The hard-disk drive failed
initialization.
Diskette
drive 0 seek
failure
A cable may be loose, or the
system configuration information
may not match the hardware
configuration.
Diskette read
failure
A cable may be loose, or the
diskette may be faulty.
If the diskette-drive access indicator lights up, try a different diskette.
Diskette
subsystem
reset failed
The diskette drive controller may be
faulty.
Run the Diskette Drive test group in the Dell Diagnostics. (For
instructions, see
.)
Diskette
write-
Because the diskette is write-
protected, the operation cannot be
Slide the write-protect notch up.