Plug and Play Configuration Error— The computer encountered a problem while trying
to configure one or more cards.
1. Turn your computer off, unplug it, and remove all but one of the cards.
2. Plug in your computer and reboot it.
3. If the message reappears, the installed card might be malfunctioning. If the
message does not reappear, turn off the computer and reinsert one of the other
cards.
4. Repeat this process until you identify which card is malfunctioning.
Read fault— The operating system cannot read from the floppy or hard drive, the
computer could not find a particular sector on the disk, or the requested sector is
defective. See "
Drive Problems" for troubleshooting suggestions.
Requested sector not found— The operating system cannot read from the floppy or
hard drive, the computer could not find a particular sector on the disk, or the requested
sector is defective. See "
Drive Problems" for troubleshooting suggestions.
Reset failed— The disk reset operation failed. See "
Drive Problems" for troubleshooting
suggestions.
Sector not found— The operating system cannot locate a sector on the floppy or hard
drive.
● 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— The operating system cannot find a specific track on the floppy disk or hard
drive. See "
Drive Problems" for troubleshooting suggestions.
Shutdown failure— A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning. Run the
Dell
Diagnostics.
Time-of-day clock stopped— The battery might be dead.
Enter system setup and
correct the date or time. If the problem persists, contact Dell. See "
Battery Problems" for
additional troubleshooting suggestions.
Time-of-day not set-please run the System Setup program— The time or date
stored in system setup does not match the computer clock. Enter system setup and
correct the Date and Time options.
Timer chip counter 2 failed— A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run
the
Dell Diagnostics.
Unexpected interrupt in protected mode— The keyboard controller may be
malfunctioning, or a memory module may be loose. Run the
Dell Diagnostics.
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