Dell Vostro A840 (Mid 2008) - Manual (Page 40)

Troubleshooting
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System Messages
NOTE: If the message you received is not listed
in the table, see the documentation for either
the operating system or the program that was
running when the message appeared.
A LERT ! P REVIOUS ATTEMPTS AT BOOTING
THIS SYSTEM HAVE FAILED AT CHECKPOINT
[ NNNN ] . F OR HELP IN RESOLVING THIS
PROBLEM , PLEASE NOTE THIS CHECKPOINT
AND CONTACT D ELL T ECHNICAL
S UPPORT — The computer failed to complete the
start routine three consecutive times for the same
error (see "Contacting Dell" on page 69 for assistance).
C M O S CHECKSUM ERROR — Possible
system board failure or RTC battery low. Replace
the battery. See your Service Manual at
support.dell.com or see "Contacting Dell" on
page 69 for assistance.
C P U FAN FAILURE — Processor fan failure.
Replace processor fan. See your Service Manual at
support.dell.com.
H ARD - DISK DRIVE FAILURE — Possible hard
drive failure during hard drive POST. Check cables,
swap hard disks, or see "Contacting Dell" on page 69
for assistance.
H ARD - DISK DRIVE READ FAILURE —
Possible hard drive failure during hard-drive start
test (see "Contacting Dell" on page 69 for
assistance).
K EYBOARD FAILURE — Keyboard failure or
keyboard cable loose.
N O BOOT DEVICE AVAILABLE — No
bootable partition on hard drive, or the hard drive
cable is loose, or no bootable device exists.
• If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure
that the cables are connected and that the
drive is installed properly and partitioned as
a boot device.
• Enter system setup and ensure that the boot
sequence information is correct (see your
Service Manual
at support.dell.com).
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