User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell™ Latitude™ D400
- Finding Information
- About Your Computer
- Using Microsoft® Windows® XP
- Dell™ QuickSet Features
- Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad
- Using the Display
- Using the Dell™ D/Bay
- Using a Battery
- Power Management
- Using PC Cards
- Using Smart Cards
- Traveling With Your Computer
- Passwords
- Solving Problems
- Power Problems
- Error Messages
- Video and Display Problems
- Sound and Speaker Problems
- Printer Problems
- Modem and Internet Connection Problems
- Touch Pad or Mouse Problems
- External Keyboard Problems
- Unexpected Characters
- Drive Problems
- PC Card Problems
- Smart Card Problems
- Network Problems
- General Program Problems
- If Your Dell™ Computer Gets Wet
- If You Drop or Damage Your Computer
- Resolving Other Technical Problems
- Using the Dell Diagnostics
- Cleaning Your Computer
- Reinstalling Software
- Adding and Replacing Parts
- Using the System Setup Program
- Alert Standard Format (ASF)
- Getting Help
- Specifications
- Appendix
- Glossary
Solving Problems 109
FI LE LOCATI ON: S:\SYSTEM S\Pebble\UG\A00\English\problems.fm
DELL CONFI DENTI AL – PRELI MI NARY 1/29/03 – FOR PROOF ONLY
N O BOOT SECTOR ON HARD DRIVE — The operating system may be
corrupted.
Contact Dell.
N O TI MER TICK I NTERRUPT — A chip on the system board may be
malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests as described in "
Using the Dell
Diagnostics
."
N ON- SYSTEM DI SK OR DISK ERROR — A floppy disk is in the floppy drive.
Remove the floppy disk and restart the computer.
N OT A BOOT DI SKETTE — The operating system is trying to boot to a
nonbootable floppy disk. Insert a bootable floppy disk.
OPERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND — Contact Dell.
OPTIONAL ROM BAD CHECKSUM — The optional ROM apparently failed.
Contact Dell.
A REQUI RED .DLL FI LE WAS NOT FOUND — The program that you are
trying to open is missing an essential file. Remove and then reinstall the program.
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP
1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
2 Click Add or Remove Programs.
3 Select the program you want to remove.
4 Click Remove or Change/Remove and follow the prompts on the screen.
5 See the program documentation for installation instructions.
Windows 2000
1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2 Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3 Select the program that you want to remove.
4 Click Change or Remove Programs.
5 See the program documentation for installation instructions.