Dell Vostro A840 (Mid 2008) - Manual (Page 41)

Troubleshooting
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N O TIMER TICK INTERRUPT — A chip on the
system board might be malfunctioning or system
board failure (see "Contacting Dell" on page 69 for
assistance).
U S B OVER CURRENT ERROR — Disconnect
the USB device. Use external power source for the
USB device.
N O T I C E - H ARD D RIVE S E L F
M O N I T O R I N G S Y S T E M HAS REPORTED
THAT A PARAMETER HAS EXCEEDED ITS
NORMAL OPERATING RANGE . D ELL
RECOMMENDS THAT YOU BACK UP YOUR
DATA REGULARLY . A PARAMETER OUT OF
RANGE MAY OR MAY NOT INDICATE A
POTENTIAL HARD DRIVE PROBLEM —
S.M.A.R.T error, possible hard drive failure.
Troubleshooting Software and Hardware
Problems
If a device is either not detected during the
operating system setup or is detected but
incorrectly configured, you can use the Hardware
Troubleshooter to resolve the incompatibility.
To start the Hardware Troubleshooter:
1 Click the Windows Vista Start button ,
and click Help and Support.
2 Type hardware troubleshooter in
the search field and press <Enter> to start
the search.
3 In the search results, select the option that
best describes the problem and follow the
remaining troubleshooting steps.
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