Error messages – Dell Latitude E5500 User Manual

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Troubleshooting

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Error Messages

CAUTION:

Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the

safety instructions that shipped with your computer.

If the message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system
or the program that was running when the message appeared.

A

UXILIARY

DEVICE

FAILURE

The touch pad or external mouse may be faulty.

For an external mouse, check the cable connection. Enable the Pointing
Device option in the system setup program. See your Service Manual at
support.dell.com for more information. If the problem persists, contact Dell
(see "Contacting Dell" on page 61).

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

ACHE

DISABLED

DUE

TO

FAILURE

The primary cache internal to the

microprocessor has failed. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 61).

C D

DRIVE

CONTROLLER

FAILURE

The CD drive does not respond to

commands from the computer.

D

ATA

ERROR

The hard drive cannot read the data.

D

ECREASING

AVAILABLE

MEMORY

One or more memory modules may be

faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary,
replace them. See your Service Manual at

support.dell.com

for more

information.

D

ISK

C :

FAILED

INITIALIZATION

The hard drive failed initialization. Run the

hard drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 36).

D

RIVE

NOT

READY

The operation requires a hard drive in the bay before it

can continue. Install a hard drive in the hard drive bay. See your Service
Manual at

support.dell.com

for more information.

6

Video BIOS Test
Failure

Contact Dell.

7

CPU cache test
failure

Contact Dell.

Code
(repetitive
short beeps)

Description

Suggested Remedy

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