Dell Inspiron 3500 - Manual (Page 33)

Beep Codes and Error Messages 3-3
Fixed disk 0
failure
The hard-disk drive
failed to initialize. Corrupted hard-disk
drive boot sector or
configuration file.
Faulty hard-disk drive.
Faulty system board.
Fixed disk con-
troller failure
The hard-disk drive con-
troller may be faulty. Faulty hard-disk drive.
Faulty system board.
Incorrect drive A
type—run Setup
The diskette drive is not
identified properly in
the Setup program. Incorrect drive
configuration. Faulty
connections. Faulty dis-
kette drive. Faulty
system board.
Keyboard control-
ler error
The keyboard control-
ler is faulty. Faulty keyboard
connection. Faulty key-
board. Faulty system
board.
Keyboard error If an external keyboard
is being used, a cable
or connector may be
loose or the keyboard
may be faulty. If the
integrated keyboard is
being used, it may be
faulty. A key on the
integrated keyboard
may have been pressed
while the computer
was booting. Integrated keyboard:
faulty keyboard or key
pressed while com-
puter booting.
External keyboard:
cable or connector
loose. Faulty keyboard
or key pressed while
computer booting.
Operating system
not found
The operating system
may be corrupted. Or,
the operating system
cannot be found on the
hard-disk drive or on
the diskette in the dis-
kette drive. Incorrect drive
configuration. Operat-
ing system not installed
on hard-disk drive or
diskette drive not
bootable. Faulty con-
nections. Faulty drive.
Faulty system board.
Parity check 1
nnnn
A parity error was
found in the system
bus at address
nnnn.
Faulty system board.
Parity check 2
nnnn
A parity error was
found in the I/O bus at
address
nnnn.
Faulty system board.
Real time clock
error
The CMOS battery that
supports data stored in
NVRAM may be dead. Faulty battery. Faulty
system board.
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