Owners Manual

Code Cause

4–4–2 Failure to decompress code to shadowed memory

4–4–3 Math coprocessor test failure

4–4–4 Cache test failure

Error Messages

Error Message Description

Address mark not found The BIOS found a faulty disk sector or

could not find a particular disk sector.

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.

The computer failed to complete the boot

routine three consecutive times for the

same error. Contact Dell and report the

checkpoint code (nnnn) to the support

technician.

Alert! Security override Jumper is

installed.

The MFG_MODE jumper has been set and

AMT Management features are disabled

until it is removed.

Attachment failed to respond The floppy or hard drive controller cannot

send data to the associated drive.

Bad command or file name Ensure that you have spelled the

command correctly, put spaces in the

proper place, and used the correct

pathname.

Bad error-correction code (ECC) on disk

read

The floppy or hard drive controller

detected an uncorrectable read error.

Controller has failed The hard drive or the associated controller

is defective.

Data error The floppy or hard drive cannot read the

data. For the Windows operating system,

run the chkdsk utility to check the file

structure of the floppy or hard drive. For

any other operating system, run the

appropriate corresponding utility.

Decreasing available memory One or more memory modules may be

faulty or improperly seated. Re-install the