Dell Precision R5400 (Mid 2008) - Manual (Page 38)

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Troubleshooting
• 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 the system setup program and ensure that the boot sequence
information is correct (see your Service Manual on the Dell Support
website at support.dell.com).
N O TIMER TICK INTERRUPT — A chip on the system board might be
malfunctioning or system board failure (see "Contacting Dell" on page 71 for
assistance).
N O T I C E – H ARD D RIVE S E L F M O N I T O R I N G S Y S T E M 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,
possible hard drive failure. This feature can be enabled or disabled in BIOS setup.
Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems
If a device is either not detected during the operating system setup or is
detected, but incorrectly configured, you can use the Hardware
Troubleshooter to resolve the incompatibility.
Windows Vista:
1 Click the Windows Vista start button , and click Help and Support.
2 Type
hardware troubleshooter in the search field and press
<Enter> to start the search.
3 In the search results, select the option that best describes the problem and
follow the remaining troubleshooting steps.
Windows XP:
1 Click Start → Help and Support.
2 Type
hardware troubleshooter in the search field and press
<Enter> to start the search.
3 In the Fix a Problem section, click Hardware Troubleshooter.
4 In the Hardware Troubleshooter list, select the option that best describes
the problem and click Next to follow the remaining troubleshooting steps.