Dell Inspiron 3700 Manual page 2

CD-ROM drive
controller
failure 1
Data error
Decreasing
available memory
Disk C: failed
initialization
Diskette drive 0
seek failure
Diskette read
failure
Diskette
subsystem reset
failed
Diskette write-
protected
Drive not ready
Error reading
PCMCIA card
The CD-ROM drive does
not respond to commands
from the computer.
The diskette or hard-disk
drive cannot read the
data.
One or more memory
modules may be faulty or
improperly seated.
The hard-disk drive failed
initialization.
A cable may be loose, or
the system configuration
information may not match
the hardware
configuration.
A cable may be loose, or
the diskette may be faulty.
The diskette drive
controller may be faulty.
Because the diskette is
write-protected, the
operation cannot be
completed.
No diskette is in the
diskette drive, or no hard-
disk drive is in the media
bay. The operation
requires a diskette in the
drive or a hard-disk drive
in the bay before it can
continue.
The computer cannot
identify the PC Card.
Turn off the computer, remove
the drive, and boot the computer
from a bootable diskette. Then
turn off the computer again,
reinstall the drive, and reboot the
computer. If the problem
persists, try another drive. Then
run the CD-ROM Drive tests in
the Dell Diagnostics.
Run the appropriate utility to
check the file structure of the
diskette drive or hard-disk drive.
See the documentation that
came with your operating
system.
Reseat the memory modules
and, if necessary, replace them.
Run the IDE Devices tests in the
Dell Diagnostics.
Run the Diskette tests in the
Dell Diagnostics. If error is not
corrected, have the cables
checked by an authorized
service technician.
If the diskette-drive access
indicator lights up, try a different
diskette.
Run the Diskette tests in the
Dell Diagnostics.
Slide the write-protect notch up.
Put a diskette in the drive bay, or
push the diskette all the way into
the drive until the eject button
pops out. Or, install a hard-disk
drive in the media bay.
Reseat the card or try another
PC Card that you know works.