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Dell XPS 630i (Early 2008) User Manual

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Troubleshooting Tools

D

ISKETTE

SUBSYSTEM

RESET

FAILURE

Possible floppy disk controller failure.

D

ISKETTE

READ

FAILURE

The floppy disk may be defective or a cable may be

loose. Replace the floppy disk/check for a loose cable connection.

H

ARD

-

DISK

READ

FAILURE

Possible hard-disk failure during hard-disk boot test

(see "Contacting Dell" on page 141 for assistance).

H

ARD

-

DISK

DRIVE

FAILURE

Possible hard-disk failure during Power-on Self test

(POST). Replace the hard-disk (see "Contacting Dell" on page 141 for assistance).

K

EYBOARD

FAILURE

Keyboard failure or keyboard cable loose (see "Keyboard

Problems" on page 105).

N

O

BOOT

DEVICE

AVAILABLE

The system cannot detect a bootable device or

partition.

• If the floppy drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected and

that a bootable floppy disk is in the drive.

• 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.

• Enter System Setup and ensure that the boot sequence information is correct

(see "Entering System Setup" on page 77).

N

O

TIMER

TICK

INTERRUPT

A chip on the system board might be

malfunctioning or motherboard failure (see "Contacting Dell" on page 141 for
assistance).

N

ON

-

SYSTEM

DISK

OR

DISK

ERROR

Replace the floppy disk with one that has

a bootable operating system or remove the floppy disk from drive A and restart the
computer.

N

OT

A

BOOT

DISKETTE

Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart your computer.

U S B

OVER

CURRENT

ERROR

Replace the USB device.

N O T I C E - H

ARD

D

RIVE

SELF

MONITORING

SYSTEM

HAS

REPORTED

THAT

A

PARAMETER

HAS

EXCEEDED

ITS

NORMAL

OPERATING

RANGE

. D

ELL

RECOMMENDS

THAT

YOU

BACK

UP

YOUR

DATA

REGULARLY

. A

PARAMETER

OUT

OF

RANGE

MAY

OR

MAY

NOT

INDICATE

A

POTENTIAL

HARD

DRIVE

PROBLEM

. —

S.M.A.R.T. error indicating a possible HDD failure. This feature can be enabled or
disabled in the BIOS setup.

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