Dell Precision M4400 (Mid 2008) User Manual
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Troubleshooting
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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 65 for assistance).
C M O S
CHECKSUM
ERROR
—
Possible motherboard failure or RTC battery low.
Replace battery. See your Service Manual at support.dell.com or see
"Contacting Dell" on page 65 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 65 for
assistance.
H
ARD
-
DISK
DRIVE
READ
FAILURE
—
Possible hard drive failure during hard-
drive start test (see "Contacting Dell" on page 65 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 65 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.