Dell Inspiron 3500 - Manual (Page 32)

3-2 Dell Inspiron 3500 Portable Computer Service Manual
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Table 3-2 lists (in alphabetical order) system error messages that may appear
on the display during the boot routine or during normal computer operation.
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1-2-2-3 ROM BIOS checksum failure Faulty system board
1-3-1-1 DRAM refresh failure Faulty system board
1-3-1-3 Keyboard controller test
failure Faulty keyboard or faulty sys-
tem board
1-3-4-1 RAM failure on address line
nnnn Faulty memory module or
faulty system board
1-3-4-3 RAM failure on data bits
nnnn of high byte on memory
bus Faulty memory module or
faulty system board
1-4-1-1 RAM failure on data bits
nnnn of low byte on memory
bus Faulty memory module or
faulty system board
2-1-2-3 Check ROM copyright notice
failure Faulty system board
2-2-3-1 Interrupt mask register failure Faulty system board
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CMOS battery is
dead-Replace and
run Setup
The CMOS battery
does not have enough
charge to power the
computer. CMOS battery com-
pletely discharged.
Faulty CMOS battery or
system board.
Diskette drive A
error
Connector loose or dis-
kette faulty. Faulty or incorrectly
inserted diskette in
drive. Faulty diskette
drive. Faulty system
board. Faulty or loose
external cable.
Extended RAM
failed at off-
set: nnnn
Extended memory not
configured properly or
failed at memory
address
nnnn.
Faulty or improperly
seated memory mod-
ule. Faulty system
board.
Failing bits:
nnnn Memory failed at RAM
address
nnnn.
Faulty or improperly
seated memory mod-
ule. Faulty system
board.