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Dell PRECISION 530 User Manual

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Solving Problems

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Please connect USB

Keyboard/Mouse to USB

port(s) on the back of the

computer.

The USB keyboard and/or mouse

must be connected to the USB

connectors on the back of the

computer.

Turn your computer off, connect the USB

keyboard and/or mouse to one of the USB

connectors on the back of the computer,

and restart your computer. See "

Back-

Panel Features

."

Plug and Play

Configuration Error

The computer has encountered a

problem in trying to configure one or

more expansion cards.

See "

Expansion-Card Problems

."

Read fault

Requested sector not found

The operating system cannot read

from the diskette or hard drive.
The computer could not find a

particular sector on the disk, or the

requested sector is defective.

See "

Diskette Drive Problems

" and "

Hard

Drive Problems

."

Reset failed

The disk reset operation failed.

See "

Diskette Drive Problems

" and "

Hard

Drive Problems

."

Sector not found

The operating system is unable to

locate a sector on the diskette or hard

drive.

See "

Diskette Drive Problems

" and "

Hard

Drive Problems

."

Seek error

The operating system is unable to

find a specific track on the diskette or

hard drive.

If the error is on the diskette drive, try a

different diskette in the drive.

Shutdown failure

A chip on the system board might be

malfunctioning.

Run the System Board Devices tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

.

Time-of-day clock stopped

The battery may be dead.

Enter

system setup

and correct the date or

time.
If the problem persists, see "

Battery

Problems

."

Time-of-day not set

The time or date displayed in the

system configuration information

does not match the system clock.

Enter

system setup

and correct the date or

time.

Timer chip counter 2

failed

A chip on the system board might be

malfunctioning.

Run the System Board Devices tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

.

Unexpected interrupt in

protected mode

The keyboard controller might be

malfunctioning, or one or more

memory modules may be loose.

Run the System Memory and the

Keyboard tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

.

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Message

Cause

Action