Dell Vostro 410 (Late 2008) - Manual (Page 41)

Troubleshooting
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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).
N O TIMER TICK INTERRUPT — A chip on the system board might be
malfunctioning or motherboard 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. This feature can be enabled or disabled in BIOS
setup.
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.
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