User's Manual

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If the message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system or the program that was running when the message appeared.
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in the Product Information Guide.
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Afilenamecannotcontainanyofthefollowingcharacters:\/:*?"<>|— Do not use these characters in filenames.
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Arequired.DLLfilewasnotfound— The program that you are trying to open is missing an essential file. To remove and then reinstall the program:
1. Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.
2. Select the program you want to remove.
3. Click the Change or Remove Program icon.
4. See the program documentation for installation instructions.
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Alert! Previous attempts at booting this system have failed at checkpoint [nnnn]. For help in resolving this problem, please note this checkpoint and
contactDellTechnicalSupport— Contact Dell and report the checkpoint code (nnnn) to the support technician.
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Attachmentfailedtorespond— See "Drive Problems."
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Badcommandorfilename— Ensure that you spelled the command correctly, put spaces in the proper place, and used the correct pathname.
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Bad error-correctioncode(ECC)ondiskread— See "Drive Problems."
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Controllerhasfailed— See "Drive Problems."
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Dataerror— See "Drive Problems."
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Decreasingavailablememory—
See "Lockups and Software Problems."
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Diskettedrive0seekfailure— See "Drive Problems."
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Diskettereadfailure—
See "Drive Problems."
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Diskettesubsystemresetfailed— Run the Dell Diagnostics.
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Diskettewriteprotected— Slide the write-protect notch on the floppy disk to the open position.
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Drivenotready— Put a floppy disk in the drive.
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GateA20failure—
See "Lockups and Software Problems."
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Hard-diskconfigurationerror— 
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Hard-diskcontrollerfailure— 
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Hard-diskdrivefailure— 
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Hard-diskdrivefailure—
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See "Drive Problems."