Dell Vostro A100 (Early 2009) - Manual (Page 35)

Troubleshooting
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D RI V E NO T R EA D Y — The operation requires a
hard drive in the bay before it can continue. Install a
hard drive in the hard drive bay. See your Service
Manual
at support.dell.com for more information.
E R R O R R EA D I NG PCMCIA C A R D — The
computer cannot identify the ExpressCard. Reinsert
the card or try another card. See your Service
Manual
at support.dell.com for more information.
E X TE ND E D M EMO RY S I Z E H A S
C H A N G ED — The amount of memory recorded in
non-volatile memory (NVRAM) does not match the
memory installed in the computer. Restart the
computer. If the error appears again, contact Dell
(see "Contacting Dell" on page 69).
T H E F I L E B EI N G CO PI ED I S T O O L A R G E F O R
T H E D ES TI N A TI O N D R I V E — The file that you
are trying to copy is too large to fit on the disk, or
the disk is full. Try copying the file to a different disk
or use a larger capacity disk.
A F I L EN A ME CA NNO T C O N TA I N A NY O F
TH E F O L L O W I N G CH A RA CT ER S : \ / : * ? “ <
> | — Do not use these characters in filenames.
G A T E A20 F A I L U R E — A memory module may
be loose. Reinstall the memory modules and, if
necessary, replace them. See your Service Manual
at support.dell.com for more information.
G E NER A L F A I L U R E — The operating system is
unable to carry out the command. The message is
usually followed by specific information—for
example, Printer out of paper. Take the
appropriate action.
H A R D - D I S K D R I VE C O NF I G U R A TI O N
ER R O R — The computer cannot identify the drive
type. Shut down the computer, remove the hard
drive (see your Service Manual at
support.dell.com), and boot the computer from a
CD. Then, shut down the computer, reinstall the
hard drive, and restart the computer. Run the Hard
Disk Drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell
Diagnostics" on page 42).
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