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Gateway ALR 7200R User’s Guide Supplement
Hard Disk Problems
The SCSI drive is not recognized by the system.
The IDE drive is not recognized by the system.
Probable Cause
Solution
The primary IDE device
may be disabled.
Restart your computer, and then press
F1
to enter
the setup program. From the
Peripheral Configuration |
Advanced
menu, set the
Primary IDE Interface
and
Primary IDE Status
to
Enabled
.
The SCSI bus is not
properly terminated.
Make certain the last device on the SCSI chain is
properly terminated.
The drive is configured
with a conflicting SCSI
address.
Change the device’s SCSI address to one that is
not currently being used by the system.
The cables are not
connected correctly.
Open the system and check the cable connections.
Probable Cause
Solution
The primary IDE device
may be configured
incorrectly.
Restart your computer, and then press
F1
to enter
the setup program. From the
Main
menu, set the
Primary IDE Master
to
Auto
Configured
.
The drive may not be
configured properly.
Consult the hard disk user’s guide for instructions
on how to configure the drive.
The drive cables are not
connected properly.
Open the system and check all cables connected
to the controller card.
The drive controller is not
seated properly.
Open the system and reseat the drive controller.
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