Dell Inspiron XPS Gen 2 - Manual (Page 65)

Solving Problems
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Error Messages
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the
Product Information Guide.
If the message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system or the program that
was running when the message appeared.
B AD COMMAND OR FILE NAME — Ensure that you have spelled the command correctly, put spaces in
the proper place, and used the correct pathname.
C D DRIVE CONTROLLER FAILURE — The CD drive does not respond to commands from the computer.
See "Drive Problems" on page 61.
D ATA ERROR — The hard drive cannot read the data. See "Drive Problems" on page 61.
T HE 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, or the disk is too full. Try copying the file to a different disk or use
a larger capacity disk.
A FILENAME CANNOT CONTAIN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS : \ / : * ? “ < > | — Do not
use these characters in filenames.
I NSERT BOOTABLE MEDIA — The operating system is trying to boot to a nonbootable CD.
Insert a bootable CD.
N OT ENOUGH MEMORY OR RESOURCES . E XIT SOME PROGRAMS AND TRY AGAIN — You have too
many programs open. Close all windows and open the program that you want to use.
O PERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND — Reinstall the hard drive. See page 85. If the problem persists,
contact Dell. See "Contacting Dell" on page 113.
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