[. . . ] 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 177. 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. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. [. . . ] K E Y B O A R D D A T A L I N E F A I L U R E -- For external keyboards, check the cable connection. Run the Keyboard Controller test in the Dell Diagnostics (see page 85). K E Y B O A R D S T U C K K E Y F A I L U R E -- For external keyboards or keypads, check the cable connection. Restart the computer, and avoid touching the keyboard or keys during the boot routine. L I C E N S E D C O N T E N T I S N O T A C C E S S I B L E I N M E D I A D I R E C T -- Dell MediaDirectTM cannot verify the Digital Rights Management (DRM) restrictions on the file, so the file cannot be played. M E M O R Y A D D R E S S L I N E F A I L U R E A T A D D R E S S , R E A D V A L U E E X P E C T I N G V A L U E -- A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 119). M E M O R Y A L L O C A T I O N E R R O R -- The software you are attempting to run is conflicting with the operating system, another program, or a utility. M E M O R Y D A T A L I N E F A I L U R E A T A D D R E S S , R E A D V A L U E E X P E C T I N G V A L U E -- A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 119). M E M O R Y D O U B L E W O R D L O G I C F A I L U R E A T A D D R E S S , R E A D V A L U E E X P E C T I N G V A L U E -- A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 119). M E M O R Y O D D / E V E N L O G I C F A I L U R E A T A D D R E S S , R E A D V A L U E E X P E C T I N G V A L U E -- A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 119). Troubleshooting 93 M E M O R Y W R I T E / R E A D F A I L U R E A T A D D R E S S , R E A D V A L U E E X P E C T I N G V A L U E -- A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Memory" on page 119). N O B O O T D E V I C E A V A I L A B L E -- The computer cannot find the hard drive. If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure that the drive is installed, properly seated, and partitioned as a boot device. 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 141. 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. 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. 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 116). 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. [. . . ] If the computer is infected, the boot virus may replicate itself onto all the floppy disks that are read or written in that computer until the virus is eradicated. V -- volt -- The measurement of electric potential or electromotive force. One V appears across a resistance of 1 ohm when a current of 1 ampere flows through that resistance. WLAN -- wireless local area network. A series of interconnected computers that communicate with each other over the air waves using access points or wireless routers to provide Internet access. [. . . ]