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Error messages
X:\ IS NOT ACCESSIBLE. THE DEVICE IS
NOT READY
System error messages
Table 3. System error messages
System message
Alert! Previous attempts at booting
this system have failed at checkpoint
[nnnn]. For help in resolving this
problem, please note this checkpoint
and contact Dell Technical Support
CMOS checksum error
CPU fan failure
System fan failure
Hard-disk drive failure
Keyboard failure
No boot device available
No timer tick interrupt
NOTICE - Hard Drive SELF MONITORING
SYSTEM has reported that a parameter
has exceeded its normal operating
range. Dell recommends that you back up
your data regularly. A parameter out of
range may or may not indicate a
potential hard drive problem
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Description
Memory tests and the Keyboard Controller test in
Dell Diagnostics or
Contact
Insert a disk into the drive and try again.
Description
The computer failed to complete the boot routine
three consecutive times for the same error.
RTC is reset, BIOS Setup default has been loaded.
CPU fan has failed.
System fan has failed.
Possible hard disk drive failure during POST.
Keyboard failure or loose cable. If reseating the
cable does not solve the problem, replace the
keyboard.
No bootable partition on hard disk drive, the hard
disk drive cable is loose, or no bootable device
exists.
•
If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure that
the cables are connected and that the drive is
installed properly and partitioned as a boot
device.
•
Enter system setup and ensure that the boot
sequence information is correct.
A chip on the system board might be
malfunctioning or motherboard failure.
S.M.A.R.T error, possible hard disk drive failure.
Dell.