USB Enhanced and Integrated Ethernet Service Manual
3-8 Dell OptiPlex GX
pro
 Systems Service Manual
No boot 
device avail-
able
System does not recog-
nize diskette drive or 
hard-disk drive from 
which it is trying to 
boot.
Faulty diskette, diskette/
tape drive subsystem, 
hard-disk drive, hard-disk 
drive subsystem, or no 
boot disk in drive A.
No boot sec-
tor on 
hard-disk 
drive
Configuration settings 
in System Setup pro-
gram incorrect, or 
operating system cor-
rupted.
Incorrect configuration 
settings in System Setup 
program, or no operating 
system on hard-disk 
drive.
No timer tick 
interrupt
Timer on system board 
malfunctioning.
Defective system board.
Non-system 
disk or disk 
error
Diskette in drive A or 
hard-disk drive does 
not have bootable oper-
ating system installed 
on it.
Faulty diskette, diskette/
tape drive subsystem, or 
hard-disk drive sub-
system.
Not a boot 
diskette
No operating system on 
diskette.
No operating system on 
diskette.
Plug and Play 
Configuration 
Error
System encountered 
problem in trying to 
configure one or more 
expansion cards.
System resource conflict.
Read fault
Requested sec-
tor not found
MS-DOS cannot read 
from diskette or hard-
disk drive.
System could not find 
particular sector on 
disk, or requested sec-
tor defective.
Faulty diskette, diskette/
tape drive subsystem, or 
hard-disk drive sub-
system (defective system 
board).
Reset failed Disk reset operation 
failed.
Improperly connected 
diskette/tape drive, hard-
disk drive interface 
cable, or power cable.
Table 3-2. System Error Messages
 (continued)
Message Definition Probable Causes










