324 Troubleshooting Tools and Utilities
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READ FAULT —
REQUESTED SECTOR NOT FOUND —
RESET FAILED —
See "Drive Problems."
SECTOR NOT FOUND —
• Run the Windows error-checking utility to check the file structure on the floppy disk or hard drive. See
Windows
Help for instructions.
• If a large number of sectors are defective, back up the data (if possible), and then reformat the floppy disk
or hard drive.
SEEK ERROR — See "Drive Problems."
SHUTDOWN FAILURE — Run the Dell Diagnostics.
TIME-OF-DAY CLOCK STOPPED —
TIME-OF-DAY NOT SET-PLEASE RUN THE SYSTEM SETUP PROGRAM —
Enter system setup and correct the date or time. If the problem persists, replace the battery.
TIMER CHIP COUNTER 2 FAILED — Run the Dell Diagnostics.
UNEXPECTED INTERRUPT IN PROTECTED MODE — Run 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 —
If no replacement drive is immediately available and the drive is not the only
bootable drive,
enter system setup
and change the appropriate drive setting to
None
. Then remove the drive
from the computer.
WRITE FAULT —
W
RITE FAULT ON SELECTED DRIVE —
See "
Drive Problems
."
<DRIVE LETTER>:\ IS NOT ACCESSIBLE. THE DEVICE IS NOT READY — The selected drive cannot read its
medium. Depending on its medium type, insert a floppy, CD, or Zip disk into the drive and try again.
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