T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G
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Video
If you have fitted a new video controller card and subsequently
encounter problems, try disabling the built in EVGA video controller
by removing the jumper on the motherboard. Refer to the
motherboard layout diagram in Appendix B,
‘System Motherboard
’, to
locate PL22 with the EVGA controller jumper.
If you have difficulty reading the screen, or some programs do not
seem to display correctly, try a different video resolution or colour
setting. Some graphics may require a particular colour setting.
System BIOS
Check the system BIOS to ensure that it has not been disturbed from
the original settings. If the settings appear to have altered, there may
be a fault with the BIOS battery. See Appendix B, ‘
System
Motherboard’
and Appendix C ‘
System BIOS and set-up’
.
The system’s disk drives
Refer also to the chapter on using the ‘
system drives’
.
Floppy disk drives
If you have problems accessing a diskette or floppy disk, check that
it is inserted correctly, that it has been correctly formatted, that is not
write-protected, and that the permissions assigned by the BIOS
allow the intended access.
Some application software may not allow you to read or write to
floppy disks until it has finished all other tasks, or will only save
your files when you exit the program.
CD-ROM drives
If you have problems accessing a CD, check that you have allowed a
few seconds for the disk to spin up to full speed, that the disk is the
correct way up in the drive and that it is a data CD.
Remember that you cannot save data onto a compact disk with a
conventional CD-ROM drive and disk.
