Dell PP27L - Page 60

62 Troubleshooting
NO BOOT DEVICE AVAILABLE — 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.
NO BOOT SECTOR ON HARD DRIVE — The operating system may be corrupted.
Contact Dell (
see "Contacting Dell " on page 83).
NO TIMER TICK INTERRUPT — A chip on the system board may be
malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell
Diagnostics" on page 54).
NOT ENOUGH MEMORY OR RESOURCES. EXIT SOME PROGRAMS AND TRY AGAIN —
You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open the program
that you want to use.
OPERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND — Reinstall the hard drive (see the Service
Manual for this computer). If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Dell
Diagnostics" on page 54).
OPTIONAL ROM BAD CHECKSUM — The optional ROM has failed. Contact
Dell (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 54).
A REQUIRED .DLL FILE WAS NOT FOUND — The program that you are trying to
open is missing an essential file. Remove and then reinstall the program.
Windows XP:
1
Click Start → Control Panel → Add or Remove Programs → Programs and
Features
.
2 Select the program you want to remove.
3 Click Uninstall .
4 See the program documentation for installation instructions.
Windows Vista:
1
Click the Windows Vista Start button → Control Panel → Programs →
Programs and Features .
2 Select the program you want to remove.
3 Click Uninstall .
4 See the program documentation for installation instructions.
SECTOR NOT FOUND — 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