User manual SONY VAIO VGN-P598E/Q

[. . . ] has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own. Model PP24L May 2008 P/N HN566 Rev. A03 2 Contents 1 2 Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 21 21 25 28 28 32 About Your Computer Front View . [. . . ] HARD- D I S K D R I V E C O N F I G U R A T I O N E R R O R -- The computer cannot identify the drive type. Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive (see "Hard drive problems" on page 108), and boot the computer from media. Then shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. Run the HardDisk Drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 101). HARD- D I S K D R I V E C O N T R O L L E R F A I L U R E 0 -- The hard drive does not respond to commands from the computer. Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive (see "Hard drive problems" on page 108), and boot the computer from media. Then shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. If the problem persists, try another drive. Run the Hard-Disk Drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 101). HARD- D I S K D R I V E F A I L U R E -- The hard drive does not respond to commands from the computer. Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive (see "Hard drive problems" on page 108), and boot the computer from media. Then shut Troubleshooting 111 down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. If the problem persists, try another drive. Contact Dell (see "Obtaining Assistance" on page 193). NO 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. NO 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 "Dell Diagnostics" on page 101). NOT 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. OP 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 "Drive Problems" on page 106). If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Obtaining Assistance" on page 193). Contact Dell (see "Obtaining Assistance" on page 193). OPTIONAL ROM B A D C H E C K S U M -- The optional ROM apparently failed. A R E Q U I R E D . DLL 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. Troubleshooting 113 1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 3 Select the program you want to remove. [. . . ] Graphics-based software, such as Windows operating systems, displays in video modes that can be defined as x horizontal pixels by y vertical pixels by z colors. Character-based software, such as text editors, displays in video modes that can be defined as x columns by y rows of characters. virus -- A program that is designed to inconvenience you or to destroy data stored on your computer. A virus program moves from one computer to another through an infected disk, software downloaded from the Internet, or e-mail attachments. [. . . ]