Dell Latitude CPx J User Manual

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keyboard may be faulty.

Keyboard stuck
key failure

If an external keyboard or keypad is being
used, a cable or connector may be loose
or the keyboard may be faulty. If the
integrated keyboard is being used, the
keyboard may be faulty.
A key on the integrated keyboard or
external keyboard may have been
pressed while the computer was booting.

Run the Stuck Key test in the

Dell Diagnostics

.

Memory address
line failure at
address, read
value expecting
value

An installed memory module may be
faulty or improperly seated.

Reseat the

memory modules

and, if necessary, replace them.

Memory
allocation
error

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

Turn off the computer, wait 30 seconds, and then restart it. Try
to run the program again. If the problem persists, contact the
software company.

Memory data
line failure at
address, read
value expecting
value

An installed memory module may be
faulty or improperly seated.

Reseat the

memory modules

and, if necessary, replace them.

Memory double
word logic
failure at
address, read
value expecting
value

An installed memory module may be
faulty or improperly seated.

Reseat the

memory modules

and, if necessary, replace them.

Memory odd/even
logic failure
at address,
read value
expecting value

An installed memory module may be
faulty or improperly seated.

Reseat the

memory modules

and, if necessary, replace them.

Memory
write/read
failure at
address, read
value expecting
value

An installed memory module may be
faulty or improperly seated.

Reseat the

memory modules

and, if necessary, replace them.

No boot device
available

The computer cannot find the diskette or
hard-disk drive.

If the diskette drive is your boot device, make sure that there is
a bootable diskette in the drive. If the hard-disk drive is your
boot device, make sure that the drive is installed, properly
seated, and partitioned as a boot device.

No boot sector
on hard-disk
drive

The operating system may be corrupted.

Reinstall your operating system. See the documentation that
came with your operating system.

No timer tick
interrupt

A chip on the system board may be
malfunctioning.

Run the System Set tests in the

Dell Diagnostics

.

Non-system disk
or disk error

The diskette in drive A or your hard-disk
drive does not have a bootable operating
system installed on it.

If you are trying to boot from the diskette, replace it with one
that has a bootable operating system.

Not a boot
diskette

There is no operating system on the
diskette.

Boot the computer with a diskette that contains an operating
system.

Optional ROM
bad checksum

The optional ROM apparently failed.

Call Dell

for technical assistance.

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