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38 Gateway ALR 9000 User’s Guide
Drive Problems
Table 3:
Problem Probable Cause Solution(s)
The system will
not boot.
The hard disk is not for-
matted.
Boot from a floppy diskette,
then format the hard drive.
The disk is too slow to be
recognized by the system
in time.
Follow the instructions on the
screen to try the boot again.
A boot file was not found. Try booting from a bootable
floppy diskette.
The disk parameters in
BIOS Setup are incorrect.
Enter BIOS Setup and check
the disk parameters.
The diskette LED
illuminates but
files cannot be
accessed.
The diskette was loaded
incorrectly.
Remove the diskette, and load it
properly into the drive.
The diskette is damaged. Run CHKDSK (DOS) or another
disk-verification utility to check
the disk’s integrity.
The file is corrupted (bad). Try the diskette on another
computer. Re-copy the file if
necessary.
Files cannot be
written to the disk
or diskette.
The disk is write protected. Remove the write protect tab or
switch from the disk.
The wrong drive letter was
specified.
Check to ensure the drive LED
illuminates when you issue the
write command. If it doesn’t, try
another drive letter.
The disk is not formatted. Format the disk.
Insufficient space
on the drive.
The drive you are trying to
write to is full.
Remove files from the disk or
write to another device.
The file you wish to copy is
too large to fit on the spec-
ified disk or diskette.
Compress the file and try again,
or write to another disk.
A file cannot be
read from the
disk or diskette.
The wrong drive letter was
specified.
Check to ensure the drive LED
illuminates when you issue the
read command. If it doesn’t, try
another drive letter.
The disk is not formatted. Format the disk.
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