Gateway Profile 6 Personal Computer User Manual


 
CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting
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You see a “Disk is full” error message
Delete unnecessary files on the diskette.
Try a different diskette. Occasionally diskettes are
flawed and cannot be read by the diskette drive.
Run Error Checking on the diskette. For more
information, see “Checking the hard drive for errors”
on page 63.
You see a “Non-system disk” or “Disk error” error message
Eject the diskette from the diskette drive, then press
E
NTER.
Make sure that the diskette you are using is
IBM-compatible.
The diskette drive LED is lit continuously
Remove the diskette from the drive. If the light stays
on, try restarting your computer.
DVD drives
See “CD or DVD drives” on page 73.
Ethernet
You cannot see the other computers on your network
Make sure that your Ethernet cable is plugged into the
Ethernet jack on your computer. Make sure that the
other end is plugged into a router.
Make sure that all computers are plugged into a
powered electrical outlet and turned on.
Make sure that the router is plugged into a powered
electrical outlet and turned on. Most routers have lights
that indicate they are working. For more information,
see the documentation that came with your router.
Make sure that all computers on your network have the
same workgroup name.
Make sure that all computers are using the same Subnet
Mask.
If you assigned IP addresses to the computers, make
sure that all computers have different IP addresses. For
home networks, IP addresses should be 192.168.N.N
where N is a number you assign between 0 and 254.
The first N should be the same for all computers on your
network and the second N should be different for all
computers on your network.
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