Dell LATITUDE D400 User Manual

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No boot device available —

The computer cannot find the floppy disk or hard drive. If the floppy drive is

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

ensure that the drive is installed, properly seated, and partitioned as a boot device.

No boot sector on hard drive —

The operating system may be corrupted.

Contact Dell

.

No timer tick interrupt —

A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests as

described in "

Using the Dell Diagnostics

."

Non-system disk or disk error —

A floppy disk is in the floppy drive. Remove the floppy disk and restart the

computer.

Not a boot diskette —

The operating system is trying to boot to a nonbootable floppy disk. Insert a bootable

floppy disk.

Operating system not found —

Contact Dell

.

Optional ROM bad checksum —

The optional ROM apparently failed.

Contact Dell

.

A required .DLL file was not found —

The program that you are trying to open is missing an essential file.

Remove and then reinstall the program.

Microsoft® Windows® XP

1. Click the Start button and click Control Panel.

2. Click Add or Remove Programs.

3. Select the program you want to remove.

4. Click Remove or Change/Remove and follow the prompts on the screen.

5. See the program documentation for installation instructions.

Windows 2000

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.

3. Select the program that you want to remove.

4. Click Change or Remove Programs.

5. See the program documentation for installation instructions.

Sector not found —

The operating system cannot locate a sector on the floppy or hard drive. You may have a

defective sector or corrupted FAT on the floppy disk or hard drive. Run the Windows error-checking utility to

check the file structure on the floppy disk or hard drive. See the

Windows Help and Support Center

(Help in

Windows 2000) for instructions. If a large number of sectors are defective, back up the data (if possible), and

then reformat the floppy disk or hard drive.

Seek error —

The operating system cannot find a specific track on the floppy disk or hard drive. If the error is

on the floppy disk, try another floppy disk.

Shutdown failure —

A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests as

described in "

Using the Dell Diagnostics

."

Time-of-day clock lost power —

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 "

Using the System Setup Program

." If the message

reappears,

contact Dell

.

Time-of-day clock stopped —

The reserve battery that supports the system configuration settings may

require recharging. Connect your computer to an electrical outlet to charge the battery. If the problem persists,

contact Dell

.

Time-of-day not set-please run the System Setup program —

The time or date stored in the system

setup program does not match the system clock. Correct the settings for the Date and Time options. See

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