Dell Vostro A100 (Early 2009) - Manual (Page 39)

Troubleshooting
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O PT I O N A L ROM B A D C H EC K S U M — The
optional ROM has failed. Contact Dell (see
"Contacting Dell" on page 69).
A RE Q U I R E D .DLL F I L E W A S NO T
F O U ND — The program that you are trying to
open is missing an essential file. Remove and then
reinstall the program.
Microsoft ® Windows Vista ® :
1 Click the Windows Vista start button →
Control Panel→ Programs→ Programs and
Features.
2 Select the program you want to remove.
3 Click Uninstall.
4 See the program documentation for
installation instructions.
S E C TO R N O T F O U ND — The operating system
cannot locate a sector on the hard drive. You may
have a defective sector or corrupted FAT on the
hard drive. Run the Windows error-checking utility
to check the file structure on the hard drive. See
Windows Help and Support for instructions (click
Start→ Help and Support). If a large number of
sectors are defective, back up the data (if possible),
and then reformat the hard drive.
S EE K ER R O R — The operating system cannot
find a specific track on the hard drive.
S H U T D O W N F A I L U R E — A chip on the system
board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set
tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics"
on page 42).
T I M E - O F - D A Y C L O C K L O S T P O WE R —
System configuration settings are corrupted.
Connect your computer to an electrical outlet to
charge the battery. If the problem persists, try to
restore the data by entering the system setup
program, then immediately exit the program (see
your Service Manual at support.dell.com). If the
message reappears, contact Dell (see "Contacting
Dell" on page 69).
T I M E - O F - D A Y C L O C K S TO P P E D — The
reserve battery that supports the system
configuration settings may require recharging.
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