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failure

improperly connected, defective
mouse.

the problem persists, replace the mouse. see "

Getting Help

."

Bad command or file

name

Command entered does not exist, is
faulty, or is not in pathname specified.

Faulty command and syntax, or incorrect filename.

Bad error-correction

code(ECC) on disk read

Controller has failed

Faulty diskette, CD, or hard drive
subsystem (defective system board).

Replace the system board. See "

System Board Removal

." If the problem

persists, see "

Getting Help

."

Boot: Couldn't find

NTLDR

A nonbootable diskette formatted with
Windows NT® 

was detected in the

diskette drive.

A nonbootable diskette is preventing the system from booting. Remove
the diskette to boot the system from the hard drive or from a bootable
diskette.

CAUTION! NVRAM_CLR

jumper is installed on

system board. Please

run SETUP

The NVRAM jumper is installed.

Remove the NVRAM jumper. See "

Figure 1

" for jumper location. Run the

System Setup program to correct the diskette drive type. See "Using the
System Setup Program," in the User's Guide.

CD-ROM drive not found

Improperly connected or missing CD
drive.

Check that the CD drive unit is seated properly against the interposer
board on the peripheral cage. See "

Inside the System

"  for the location of 

the CD drive. Replace the drive. See "

Removing and Replacing Drives

." If

the problem persists, see "

Getting Help

."

Data error

Faulty diskette, diskette drive, or hard
drive.

Replace the diskette, diskette drive, or hard drive. See "

Removing and

Replacing Drives

."

Decreasing available

memory

One or more memory modules
improperly seated or faulty.

Remove and reseat the memory modules. See "

Memory Modules

." If the

problem persists, replace the memory modules. If the problem persists,
see "

Getting Help

."

Diskette drive 0 seek

failure

Faulty or improperly inserted diskette,
incorrect configuration settings in
System Setup program, loose diskette
drive interface cable.

Replace the diskette. Run the System Setup program to correct the
diskette drive type. See "Using the System Setup Program," in the User's
Guide
. Check the interface cable and power cable connections to the
system board. See "

Removing and Replacing Drives

."

Diskette drive 1 seek

failure

Diskette read failure

Faulty diskette, faulty or improperly
connected diskette drive.

Check the interface cable and power cable connections to the system
board. See "

Removing and Replacing Drives

."

Diskette subsystem

reset failed

Faulty diskette controller (defective
system board).

Replace the system board. See "

System Board Removal

." If the problem

persists, see "

Getting Help

."

Diskette write

protected

Diskette write-protect feature
activated.

Move the write-protect tab on the diskette.

Drive not ready

Diskette missing from or improperly
inserted in diskette drive.

Reinsert or replace the diskette.

Gate A20 failure

Faulty keyboard controller (defective
system board).

Replace the system board. See "

System Board Removal

." If the problem

persists, see "

Getting Help

."

General failure

Operating system corrupted or not
installed properly.

Reinstall the operating system.

Hard disk controller

failure

Incorrect configuration settings in
System Setup program, improperly
connected hard drive, faulty hard drive
controller subsystem (defective system
board), or loose power cable.

Check the hard drive configuration settings in the System Setup program.
See "Using the System Setup Program," in the User's Guide. Reinstall the
hard drive. See "

Removing and Replacing Drives

." Check the interface

cable and power cable connections to the system board. See "

Removing

and Replacing Drives

." If the problem persists, replace the system board.

See "

System Board Removal

." If the problem persists, see "

Getting Help

."

Hard disk drive read

failure

Hard disk failure

Invalid configuration

information - please

run SETUP program

Incorrect configuration settings in
System Setup program, faulty battery,
or NVRAM jumper is installed.

Check the System Setup configuration settings. See "Using the System
Setup Program," in the User's Guide. Replace the battery. See "

Battery

."

Remove the NVRAM jumper. See "

Figure 1

" for jumper location.

Invalid CPU speed

detected

Microprocessor not supported by
system.

Install a correct version of the microprocessor in the specified
microprocessor connector. See "

Microprocessor and Heat-Sink Removal

."

Invalid NVRAM

configuration,

resource reallocated

System detected and corrected a
resource conflict when system
resources were allocated using the
System Setup program.

No action is required.

I/O parity interrupt

at address

Expansion card improperly installed or
faulty.

Reinstall the expansion cards. See "

Expansion Cards

." If the problem

persists, replace the expansion card.

Keyboard failure

Keyboard cable connector loose or
improperly connected, defective
keyboard, or defective
keyboard/mouse controller (defective
system board).

Check the keyboard cable connection. Replace the keyboard. If the
problem persists, replace the system board. See "

System Board Removal

."

If the problem persists, see "

Getting Help

."

Keyboard data line

failure

Keyboard stuck key

failure

Keyboard clock line

failure

Keyboard controller

failure

Defective keyboard/mouse controller
(defective system board).

Replace the system board. See "

System Board Removal

." If the problem

persists, see "

Getting Help

."

Memory address line

failure at address,

read value expecting

value

Faulty or improperly seated memory
modules or defective system board.

Remove and reseat the memory modules. See "

Memory Modules

." If the

problem persists, replace the memory modules. If the problem persists,
see "

Getting Help

."

Memory data line

failure at address,

read value expecting

value

Memory double word

logic failure at