Dell Latitude D430 (Mid 2007) - Manual (Page 80)

80 Troubleshooting
faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules (see "Memory" on page 108) and, if necessary, replace
them.
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E MO RY W RI TE / R E A D F A I L U R E A T A D D R E S S , RE AD VA LUE E X PE C T I N G VAL U E — A memory module may be
faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules (see "Memory" on page 108) and, if necessary, replace
them.
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O B O O T D E V I C E A V A I L A B L E — The computer cannot find the hard drive. If the hard drive is your boot device,
ensure that the drive is installed, properly seated, and partitioned as a boot device.
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O B O O T S E CT O R O N H A R D D R I V E — The operating system may be corrupted. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell"
on page 128 ).
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O T I M E R T I C K I N T E R RU P T — A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in the
Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 71).
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O T E N O U G H M E M O R Y O R RE S OUR CE S . E X I T S O M E P R O G R A M S A N D T R Y A G A I N — You have too many programs
open. Close all windows and open the program that you want to use.
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P E R A T I N G S YST E M N O T F O U N D — Reinstall the hard drive (see "Hard Drive" on page 105). If the problem
persists, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 128 ).
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P T I O N A L ROM B A D CH E CK SU M — The optional ROM apparently failed. A required. DLL file was not found.
Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 128 ).
The program that you are trying to open is missing an essential file. Remove and then reinstall the program.
1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Add or Remove Programs.
2 Select the program you want to remove.
3 Click Remove or Change/Remove and follow the prompts on the screen.
4 See the program documentation for installation instructions.
S E C T O R N O T F O U N D — The operating system cannot locate a sector on the hard drive. You may have a defective
sector or corrupted FAT on the hard drive. Run the Windows error-checking utility to check the file structure on the
hard drive. See the Help and Support Center for instructions. If a large number of sectors are defective, back up the
data (if possible), and then reformat the hard drive.
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E E K E RR O R — The operating system cannot find a specific track on the hard drive.
S HU TD OWN FAIL URE — A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in the Dell
Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 71).
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I ME - O F - D A Y CL OCK L O ST POW E R — System configuration settings are corrupted. Connect your computer to an
electrical outlet to charge the battery. If the problem persists, try to restore the data by entering the system setup
program. Then immediately exit the program. If the message reappears, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on
page 128).
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I ME - O F - D A Y CL OCK S T O P PE D — The reserve battery that supports the system configuration settings may require
recharging. Connect your computer to an electrical outlet to charge the battery. If the problem persists, contact Dell
(see "Contacting Dell" on page 128).
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I ME - O F - D A Y N O T S E T - P L E A S E R U N T H E S YS T E M S E T U P P RO G RA M — The time or date stored in the system
setup program does not match the system clock. Correct the settings for the Date and Time options (see "System
Setup Program" on page 91).
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I ME R C H I P C O U N T E R 2 F A I L E D — A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in