Gateway GM5416, Reference Manual

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CHAPTER 6 : Troubleshooting
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You see a “Disk is full” error message
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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 60 .
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 71 .
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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