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Gateway ALR 7200R User’s Guide Supplement
Error Messages
This section lists common error messages that may be displayed on your
monitor. These messages often indicate procedural errors such as an
incorrect keystroke or a write-protected disk. Some messages, however,
may indicate a problem that requires you to consult the troubleshooting
section of this manual.
Error Message
Solutions
Access denied.
•
Try saving to a new file or disk.
•
Move the write-protection tab over the hole
on the back of the disk.
Bad command or file name.
•
Make certain you entered the right
command.
•
Verify the specified drive and try it again.
•
If you are trying to exit MS-DOS to return to
Windows, type
exit
and press
ENTER
.
Base memory [xxx]
expansion.
This is an informational message only. No action
is required.
Checking RAM on disk
controller.
Your BIOS configuration is incorrect. Enter
BIOS Setup and verify the parameter values.
CD-ROM is not
recognized.
See “The CD-ROM drive is not recognized by
the system.” on page 29.
Data error.
Run ScanDisk on the reported disk.
Decreasing available
memory.
Your BIOS configuration is incorrect. Enter
BIOS Setup and verify the parameter values.
Diskette drive is not
recognized.
See “The disk drive is not recognized by the
system.” on page 33.
Diskette drive 0 seek to
track 0 failed.
•
Enter BIOS Setup and verify the disk drive
parameters.
•
Check the disk drive cables. Make certain pin
1 on the cable aligns with pin 1 on the
connector.
Diskette drive reset failed.
•
Enter BIOS Setup and verify the disk drive
parameters.
•
Check the disk drive cables. Make certain
pin 1 on the cable aligns with pin 1 on the
connector.
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