Dell OptiPlex GX240 User Manual

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Solving Problems

191

Time-of-day not

set

The time or date displayed

in the computer

configuration information

does not match the

computer clock.

Enter system setup

and

correct the date or time.

Timer chip counter

2 failed

A chip on the system board

might be malfunctioning.

Run the System Board

Devices tests in the

Dell

Diagnostics

.

Unexpected

interrupt in

protected mode

The keyboard controller

may be malfunctioning, or

one or more DIMMs may

be loose.

Run the System Memory

and the Keyboard tests in

the

Dell Diagnostics

.

WARNING: Dell's

Disk Monitoring

System has

detected that

drive [0/1] on the

[primary/secondary

] EIDE controller

is operating

outside of normal

specifications. It

is advisable to

immediately back

up your data and

replace your hard

drive by calling

your support desk

or Dell

Power-on self-test (POST)

has queried the enhanced

integrated drive

electronics (EIDE) drive

for status information.

The drive has returned a

parameter from the call

that indicates it has

detected possible error

conditions for its operating

specifications.

Once your computer

finishes booting,

immediately back up your

data and replace your hard

drive. Restore the data to

the replaced drive.
If a replacement drive is

not immediately available

and the drive is not the

only bootable drive,

enter

system setup

and change

the appropriate drive

setting to None. Remove

the drive from the

computer. This should be

done only after you have

backed up the data.

Write fault

Write fault on

selected drive

The operating system

cannot write to the floppy

or hard drive.

See “

Floppy Drive

Problems

” or

Hard Drive

Problems

.”

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