Dell Studio Hybrid D140G (Mid 2008) User Manual

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Using Support Tools

NOTE: If the message you received is not

listed in the following examples, see the

documentation for either the operating

system or the program that was running

when the message appeared. Alternatively

you could see the Service Manual on the

Dell Support website at support.dell.com

or see “Contacting Dell” on page 45 for

assistance.

Alert! Previous attempts at booting this system
have failed at checkpoint [nnnn]. For help
in resolving this problem, please note this
checkpoint and contact Dell Technical
Support — The computer failed to complete

the boot routine three consecutive times for the

same error see “Contacting Dell” on page 45 for

assistance.
CMOS checksum error — Possible motherboard

failure or RTC battery low. Replace the battery.

See the Service Manual on the Dell Support

website at support.dell.com or see “Contacting

Dell” on page 45 for assistance.

CPU fan failure — CPU fan has failed. Replace

the CPU fan. See the Service Manual on the Dell

Support website at support.dell.com.
Hard-disk drive failure — Possible hard disk

drive failure during HDD POST see “Contacting

Dell” on page 45 for assistance.
Hard-disk drive read failure — Possible hard

disk drive failure during HDD boot test see

“Contacting Dell” on page 45 for assistance.
Keyboard failure — Keyboard failure, loose

cable, or lost wireless connection. For wireless

keyboard connections, see “Wireless Mouse or

Keyboard Problems” on page 24.
No boot device available — No bootable

partition on hard disk drive, the hard disk 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.