Dell Latitude E4300 (Late 2008) User Manual

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Troubleshooting

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H

ARD

-

DISK

DRIVE

FAILURE

The hard drive does not respond to commands

from the computer. 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. If the problem persists, try another drive. Run the Hard Disk Drive
tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 38).

H

ARD

-

DISK

DRIVE

READ

FAILURE

The hard drive may be defective. 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. If the problem
persists, try another drive. Run the Hard Disk Drive tests in the Dell
Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 38).

I

NSERT

BOOTABLE

MEDIA

The operating system is trying to boot to

nonbootable media, such as a floppy disk or CD. Insert bootable media.

I

NVALID

CONFIGURATION

INFORMATION

-

PLEASE

RUN

S

YSTEM

S

ETUP

P

ROGRAM

The system configuration information does not match the

hardware configuration. The message is most likely to occur after a memory
module is installed. Correct the appropriate options in the system setup
program. See your Service Manual at support.dell.com for more information.

K

EYBOARD

CLOCK

LINE

FAILURE

For external keyboards, check the cable

connection. Run the Keyboard Controller test in the Dell Diagnostics (see
"Dell Diagnostics" on page 38).

K

EYBOARD

CONTROLLER

FAILURE

For external keyboards, check the cable

connection. Restart the computer, and avoid touching the keyboard or the
mouse during the boot routine. Run the Keyboard Controller test in the Dell
Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 38).

K

EYBOARD

DATA

LINE

FAILURE

For external keyboards, check the cable

connection. Run the Keyboard Controller test in the Dell Diagnostics (see
"Dell Diagnostics" on page 38).

K

EYBOARD

STUCK

KEY

FAILURE

For external keyboards or keypads, check the

cable connection. Restart the computer, and avoid touching the keyboard or
keys during the boot routine. Run the Stuck Key test in the Dell Diagnostics
(see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 38).

L

ICENSED

CONTENT

IS

NOT

ACCESSIBLE

IN

M

EDIA

D

IRECT

Dell™

MediaDirect™ cannot verify the Digital Rights Management (DRM)
restrictions on the file, so the file cannot be played (see "Dell Diagnostics" on
page 38).

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