Gateway E-5400, System Manual

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Error messages
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Diskette drive reset failed. Enter the BIOS Setup utility, then verify the
diskette drive parameters.
Check the diskette drive cables. Make sure
Pin 1 on the cable aligns with Pin 1 on the
connector.
Diskette read failed - strike
F
1 to retry boot.
Make sure that the boot disk contains the
Command.com file.
Use the configuration utility (if applicable) to
make sure that your drive or controller
configuration.
Press
F1
to try to restart the computer.
Gate A20 failure. You may have an XT keyboard connected to
an AT system or vice versa. Make sure that
the keyboard is configured to work with the
appropriate system. Some keyboards have a
switch to select either AT or XT.
Hard disk controller failure. Make sure that the hard disk cable is properly
connected.
Open the BIOS Setup utility program, then
make sure that the correct drive type is
selected.
Hard disk controller failure
- press
F
1 to try reboot.
The drive controller may be defective. Press
F1
to try to restart the computer.
Try running Fdisk and DOS Format. For more
information, refer to your DOS
documentation.
Insert bootable media
device. See “The IDE drive is not recognized by the
system” on page 89 for a possible solution.
See “The SCSI drive is not recognized by the
system” on page 89 a possible solution.
Backup your files as soon as possible.
Insufficient disk space. Check the free space on the disk volume. If
the volume is full or almost full, remove
unnecessary files.
Invalid configuration
information… Enter the BIOS Setup utility, then verify the
parameter values.
Error Message Solutions
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