Dell OptiPlex 170L User Manual

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configuration.

Enter system setup

and correct the computer configuration information.

Keyboard failure —

 

A cable or connector might be loose, or the keyboard or keyboard/mouse controller might be faulty. See "

Keyboard Problems

."

Memory address line failure at address, read value expecting value

A memory module might be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall

the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. See "

Memory Problems

" for additional troubleshooting suggestions.

Memory allocation error —

The software you are attempting to run is conflicting with the operating system, another program, or a utility.

1.

 

Turn off the computer, wait 30 seconds, and then restart the computer.

2.

 

Try to run the program again.

3.

 

If the error message appears again, see the software documentation for additional troubleshooting suggestions.

Memory data line failure at address, read value expecting value
Memory double word logic failure at address
, read value expecting value
Memory odd/even logic failure at address
, read value expecting value
Memory write/read failure at address
, read value expecting value

A memory module might be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. See "

Memory

Problems

" for additional troubleshooting suggestions.

Memory size in CMOS invalid —

The amount of memory recorded in the computer configuration information does not match the memory

installed in the computer. Restart the computer. If the error message appears again,

contact Dell.

See "

Memory Problems

" for additional

troubleshooting suggestions.

Memory tests terminated by keystroke —

A keystroke interrupted the memory test. Restart the computer to rerun the test.

No boot device available —

The computer cannot find the floppy disk or hard drive.

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If the floppy drive is your boot device, ensure 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 seated, and partitioned as a boot device.

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Enter system setup

and ensure that the boot sequence information is correct.

No boot sector on hard-disk drive —

The computer configuration information in system setup might be incorrect.

Enter system setup

and

ensure that the computer configuration information for the hard drive is correct.

 

The operating system might have been corrupted. Reinstall the operating system. See your operating system documentation for

reinstallation information.

No timer tick interrupt —

A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning. Run the

Dell Diagnostics

.

Non-system disk or disk error —

The floppy disk in drive A does not have a bootable operating system installed on it. Either replace the

floppy disk with one that has a bootable operating system, or remove the floppy disk from drive A and restart the computer.

Not a boot diskette —

The operating system is trying to boot to a floppy disk that does not have a bootable operating system installed on it.

Insert a bootable floppy disk.

Not enough memory or resources. Close some programs and try again —

You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open

the program that you want to use. In some cases, you might have to restart your computer to restore computer resources. If so, run the
program that you want to use first.

Operating system not found —

Contact Dell.

Plug and Play Configuration Error —

The computer encountered a problem while trying to configure one or more cards.

1.

 

Turn your computer off, unplug it from the electrical outlet, and then remove all but one of the cards.

2.

 

Plug in your computer and reboot it.

3.

 

If the message reappears, the installed card might be malfunctioning. If the message does not reappear, turn off the computer and

reinsert one of the other cards.

4.

 

Repeat this process until you identify which card is malfunctioning.

Read fault —

The operating system cannot read from the floppy or hard drive, the computer could not find a particular sector on the disk, or

the requested sector is defective. See "

Floppy drive problems

" or "

Hard drive problems

" for troubleshooting suggestions.

Requested sector not found —

The operating system cannot read from the floppy or hard drive, the computer could not find a particular

sector on the disk, or the requested sector is defective. See "

Floppy drive problems

" or "

Hard drive problems

" for troubleshooting

suggestions.

Reset failed —

The disk reset operation failed. See "

Floppy drive problems

" or "

Hard drive problems

" for troubleshooting suggestions.

Sector not found —

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

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Run the Windows error-checking utility to check the file structure on the floppy disk or hard drive. See Windows Help for instructions.

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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. See "

Floppy drive problems

" or "

Hard drive

problems

" for troubleshooting suggestions.

Shutdown failure —

A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning. Run the

Dell Diagnostics.

The file being copied is too large for the destination drive —

The file that you are trying to copy is too large to fit on the disk. Try copying

the file to a blank disk or using a larger-capacity disk.

Time-of-day clock stopped —

The battery might be dead.

Enter system setup

and correct the date or time. If the problem persists,

contact

Dell

. See "

Battery Problems

" for additional troubleshooting suggestions.

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

The time or date stored in system setup does not match the computer clock.

Enter system setup

and correct the Date and Time options.

Timer chip counter 2 failed —

A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning. Run the

Dell Diagnostics

.

Unexpected interrupt in protected mode —

The keyboard controller might be malfunctioning, or a memory module might be loose. Run the

Dell Diagnostics

.

WARNING: Dell's Disk Monitoring System has detected that drive [0/1] on the [primary/secondary] EIDE controller is operating
outside of normal specifications. It is advisable to immediately back up your data and replace your hard drive by calling your support
desk or Dell —

During initial start-up, the drive detected possible error conditions.

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