Gateway 3-Bay mBTX Pro, User Manual

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CHAPTER 13: Troubleshooting
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Diskette drive
The diskette drive is not recognized
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Shut down and restart your computer.
You cannot save a file to diskette or you see the message “disk is full or write-protected”
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Make sure that the write-protection tab on the upper-right corner of the diskette is down
(unprotected).
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Delete unnecessary files on the diskette and try again.
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Make sure that the diskette you are using is IBM-compatible.
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Try a different diskette. Occasionally diskettes are flawed and cannot be read by the
diskette drive.
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Run Error-checking on the diskette. For more information, see “Checking the hard drive
for errors” on page 115 . If errors are detected and corrected, try using the diskette again.
You see an “Access Denied” or “Write protect” error message
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Move the write-protection tab in the upper-right corner of the diskette down (unprotected).
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The diskette may be full. Delete unnecessary files on the diskette and try again.
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Make sure that the diskette you are using is IBM-compatible.
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Try a different diskette. Occasionally diskettes are flawed and cannot be read by the
diskette drive.
You see a “Disk is full” error message
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Delete unnecessary files on the diskette.
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Try a different diskette. Occasionally diskettes are flawed and cannot be read by the
diskette drive.
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Run Error Checking on the diskette. For more information, see “Checking the hard drive
for errors” on page 115 .
You see a “Non-system disk” or “Disk error” error message
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Eject the diskette from the diskette drive, then press E
NTER
.
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Make sure that the diskette you are using is IBM-compatible.
The diskette drive LED is lit continuously
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Remove the diskette from the drive. If the light stays on, try restarting your computer.
DVD drives
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See “CD or DVD drives” on page 147 .