Dell Inspiron 3700 Manual page 6

Seek error
Shutdown failure
Time-of-day clock
lost power
Time-of-day clock
stopped
Time-of-day not
set-please run
the System Setup
program
Timer chip
counter 2 failed
Unexpected
interrupt in
protected mode
Warning: Battery
is critically
low.
System Flash Codes
When errors that occur during the boot routine cannot be reported on the built-in display
or on an external monitor (if attached), the keyboard status indicators (see
may flash together in a pattern of lights (or flash code) that identifies the problem. For
example, one flash, followed by a second flash, and then a burst of three flashes (code
1-1-3) means that the computer was unable to read the data in nonvolatile random-
access memory (NVRAM). This information is important to the Dell support staff if you
need to call for technical assistance.
The operating system
cannot find a specific track
on the diskette or hard-
disk drive.
A chip on the system
board may be
malfunctioning.
Data stored in NVRAM
has become corrupted.
The reserve battery that
supports the data stored in
NVRAM may be read.
The time or date stored in
the System Setup
program does not watch
the system clock.
A chip on the system
board may be
malfunctioning.
The keyboard controller
may be malfunctioning, or
an installed memory
module may be loose.
The battery is running out
of charge.
If the error is on the diskette
drive, try another diskette in the
drive.
Run the System Board Devices
tests in the Dell Diagnostics.
Connect your computer to an
electrical outlet to charge the
battery. If the problem persists,
try to restore the data. To restore
the data, press <Fn><F1> to
enter the System Setup
Then immediately exit it. If the
message reappears, call Dell for
technical assistance.
Connect your computer to an
electrical outlet to charge the
battery. If the problem persists,
call Dell for technical assistance.
Correct the settings for the Date
and Time options. (For
instructions, see "System Setup
Program.")
Run the System Board Devices
tests in the Dell Diagnostics.
Run the System Memory tests
and the PC-AT Compatible
Keyboards test in the Dell
Diagnostics.
Replace the battery, or connect
the computer to an electrical
outlet. Otherwise, activate
to-disk suspend (S2D) mode or
turn off the computer.
program.
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