User manual DELL INSPIRON 6400

[. . . ] DellTM InspironTM 6400/E1505 Owner's Manual Model PP20L w w w. c o m Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Abbreviations and Acronyms For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see "Glossary" on page 169. If you purchased a DellTM n Series computer, any references in this document to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are not applicable. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. [. . . ] N O B O O T S E C T O R O N H A R D D R I V E -- The operating system may be corrupted. See "Contacting Dell" on page 133. N O T I M E R T I C K I N T E R R U P T -- A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the System Set tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see page 79). N O T E N O U G H M E M O R Y O R R E S O U R C E S . E X I T S O M E P R O G R A M S A N D T R Y A G A I N -- You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open the program that you want to use. O P E R A T I N G S YS T E M N O T F O U N D -- Reinstall the hard drive (see "Hard Drive" on page 112). See "Contacting Dell" on page 133. O P T I O N A L R O M B A D C H E C K S U M -- The optional ROM apparently failed. See "Contacting Dell" on page 133. A R E Q U I R E D . D L L F I L E W A S N O T F O U N D -- The program that you are trying to open is missing an essential file. Remove and then reinstall the program. 1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 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. S E C T O R N O T F O U N D -- The operating system cannot locate a sector on the hard drive. You may have a defective sector or corrupted FAT on the hard drive. Run the Windows error-checking utility to check the file structure on the hard drive. See the Windows Help and Support Center for instructions. To access the Help and Support Center, see "Windows Help and Support Center" on page 13. If a large number of sectors are defective, back up the data (if possible), and then reformat the hard drive. S E E K E R R O R -- The operating system cannot find a specific track on the hard drive. S H U T D O W N F A I L U R E -- A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. [. . . ] Change your wallpaper through the Windows Control Panel. You can also scan in your favorite picture and make it wallpaper. write-protected -- Files or media that cannot be changed. Use write-protection when you want to protect data from being changed or destroyed. [. . . ]