Dell OptiPlex Gxi - Manual (Page 62)

3-8 Dell OptiPlex GXi Systems Service Manual
No boot
device avail-
able System does not recog-
nize diskette drive or
hard-disk drive from
which it is trying to
boot. Faulty diskette, diskette/
tape drive subsystem,
hard-disk drive, hard-disk
drive subsystem, or no
boot disk in drive A.
No boot sec-
tor on
hard-disk
drive Configuration settings
in System Setup pro-
gram incorrect, or
operating system cor-
rupted. Incorrect configuration
settings in System Setup
program, or no operating
system on hard-disk
drive.
No timer tick
interrupt Timer on system board
malfunctioning. Defective system board.
Non-system
disk or disk
error Diskette in drive A, or
hard-disk drive does
not have bootable oper-
ating system installed
on it. Faulty diskette, diskette/
tape drive subsystem, or
hard-disk drive sub-
system.
Not a boot
diskette No operating system on
diskette. No operating system on
diskette.
Plug and Play
Configuration
Error System encountered
problem in trying to
configure one or more
expansion cards. System resource conflict.
Read fault
Requested sec-
tor not found
MS-DOS cannot read
from diskette or hard-
disk drive.
System could not find
particular sector on
disk, or requested sec-
tor defective.
Faulty diskette, diskette/
tape drive subsystem, or
hard-disk drive sub-
system (defective system
board).
Reset failed Disk reset operation
failed. Improperly connected
diskette/tape drive, hard-
disk drive interface
cable, or power cable.
Sector not
found MS-DOS unable to
locate sector on diskette
or hard-disk drive. Defective sectors on dis-
kette or hard-disk drive.
Table 3-2. System Error Messages (continued)
Message Definition Probable Causes