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Dell Latitude E4300 (Late 2008) User Manual

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Memory size in cmos invalid —

See

Lockups and Software Problems

.

 

No boot device available – strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for setup utility. Press F5 to run onboard diagnostics —

The system cannot detect a bootable device

or partition.

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If the floppy drive is your boot device, ensure that the drive is installed properly and that a bootable floppy disk is in the drive.

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If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure that the drive is installed properly and partitioned as a boot device.

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Enter the system setup program and ensure that the boot sequence information is correct. For information on using the system setup program,

see the Dell Technology Guide on your computer or at support.dell.com.

 

No boot sector on hard-disk drive —

Enter the system setup program and ensure that the configuration information for the hard drive is correct. For

information on using the system setup program, see the Dell Technology Guide on your computer or at support.dell.com.

 

No timer tick interrupt —

Run the Dell Diagnostics (see

Dell Diagnostics

).

 

Non-system disk or disk error —

Replace the floppy disk with one that has a bootable operating system or remove the floppy disk and restart the computer.

 

Not a boot diskette —

Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart your computer.

 

Power warning messages have been disabled. Run the setup utility to enable these messages. —

For information on using the system setup program, see

the Dell Technology Guide on your computer or at support.dell.com.

 

Read failure on internal hard drive —

See

Drive Problems

.

 

Read failure on second internal hard drive —

See

Drive Problems

.

 

RTC mode fixed – time and date may be wrong —

Enter the system setup program and correct the date or time. For information on using the system setup

program, see the Dell Technology Guide on your computer or at support.dell.com. If the problem persists, replace the CMOS battery.

 

Shutdown failure —

Run the Dell Diagnostics (see

Dell Diagnostics

).

 

Time-of-day clock stopped – please run the system setup program —

Enter the system setup program and correct the date or time. For information on using

the system setup program, see the Dell Technology Guide on your computer or at support.dell.com.If the problem persists, replace the CMOS battery.

 

Time-of-day not set – please run the system setup program —

Enter the system setup program and correct the date or time. For information on using the

system setup program, see the Dell Technology Guide on your computer or at support.dell.com. If the problem persists, replace the CMOS battery.

 

Timer chip counter 2 failed —

Run the Dell Diagnostics (see

Dell Diagnostics

).

 

The AC power adapter wattage and type cannot be determined. the battery may not charge. they system will adjust the performance to match the
power available. please connect a dell xxx-W AC adapter or greater for best system performance. strike the F3 key (before the F1 or F2 key) if you do
not want to see power warning messages again. strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup utility. —

Connect the correct AC adapter to the

computer or docking station.

 

The computer is docked and only battery power is detected. This can happen if the power adapter is missing, the power cord is unplugged, or the
computer is not properly connected to the docking station. You should undock, redock, attach the power adapter, or plug in the power cord. Strike the
F1 key to shutdown.

 

The amount of system memory has changed. If you did not change your memory... to resolve this issue, try to reseat the memory. Strike the F1 key to
continue, F2 to run the setup utility. Press F5 to run onboard diagnostics. —

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Reseat the memory (see

Memory

).

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If memory was not removed or installed, memory module or system board failure may have occurred. Contact Dell for assistance (see

Contacting

Dell

).