Dell Inspiron 3800 Reference And Troubleshooting Manual page 127

Table C-1. System Error Messages (continued)
Message
Memory data
line failure at
address, read
value expecting
value
Memory double
word logic
failure at
address, read
value expecting
value
Memory odd/even
logic failure
at address,
read value
expecting value
Memory write/
read failure at
address, read
value expecting
value
No boot device
available
No boot sector
on hard-disk
drive
No timer tick
interrupt
Non-system disk
or disk error
Not a boot
diskette
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the system Help.
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Cause
An installed memory module
may be faulty or improperly
seated.
An installed memory module
may be faulty or improperly
seated.
An installed memory module
may be faulty or improperly
seated.
An installed memory module
may be faulty or improperly
seated.
The computer cannot find
the diskette or hard-disk
drive.
The operating system may
be corrupted.
A chip on the system board
may be malfunctioning.
The diskette in drive A or
your hard-disk drive does not
have a bootable operating
system installed on it.
There is no operating system
on the diskette.
Action
Reseat the memory modules and, if necessary,
replace them. For instructions, see "Installing
Memory Modules" in Chapter 2.
Reseat the memory modules and, if necessary,
replace them. For instructions, see "Installing
Memory Modules" in Chapter 2.
Reseat the memory modules and, if necessary,
replace them. For instructions, see "Installing
Memory Modules" in Chapter 2.
Reseat the memory modules and, if necessary,
replace them. For instructions, see "Installing
Memory Modules" in Chapter 2.
If the diskette drive is your boot device, make sure
that there is a bootable diskette in the drive. If the
hard-disk drive is your boot device, make sure that
the drive is installed, properly seated, and
partitioned as a boot device. (For instructions, see
"Installing an Internal Hard-Disk Drive" in
Chapter 2.)
Reinstall your operating system. See the
documentation that came with your operating
system.
Run the System Board Devices tests in the Dell
Diagnostics. For instructions, see "Running the Dell
Diagnostics" in Chapter 3.
If you are trying to boot from the diskette, replace it
with one that has a bootable operating system.
Boot the computer with a diskette that contains an
operating system.
System Messages C-5