IBM 37L1388 manual Problem descriptions

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Appendix B.

Problem solving

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer

 

problems

can

be

caused

by

hardware,

software,

or

user

error.

Using

the

information

in this

section, you

might

be

able

to

solve

problems yourself

or gather

helpful

information

you

can

pass

on

to

a

service

technician.

You

might

also

need to

refer

to

your

computer,

operating-system,

or

sound-adapter

publications.

 

 

Problem descriptions

Review the following list for any problem descriptions that might fit your situation.

Your computer or CD-ROM drive does not operate correctly or the busy indicator light does not come on.

Take the following actions.

1. Make sure that the CD is inserted with the label side up.

2.

Make

sure

that

all

devices

are

properly

connected

to

the

computer

and

the

 

power

 

 

outlet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Turn

off

 

the

 

computer,

unplug

the

cables

 

from

the

power

outlets

for your

 

 

 

 

 

computer

and

all

attached

devices,

and

remove

the

computer

cover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Make

sure

that

all

power

and

IDE

cables

 

are

securely

attached.

Disconnect

the

 

 

 

IDE

cable

 

and

 

check

for

 

bent

or

misaligned

 

pins. If you

do

 

not

find

any

 

 

 

 

 

problems,

 

reconnect

the

 

interface

cable. Replace

 

the

computer

cover,

and

reattach

 

 

 

 

all

cables

and

power

cords.

Turn

on

the

computer,

restart

the

system,

and

 

attempt

 

to

open

 

the

CD

tray

 

by

pressing

the

Eject/Load

button.

If

the

tray

fails

to

open

 

and

the

 

busy

indicator

light

does

not

display,

turn

off

the

computer

and

 

try

 

 

replacing

the

4-pin

dc

 

power

cable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Make

sure

that

the

 

color-coded

edge

on

the

 

IDE

cable

aligns

with

pin

1

 

on

the

 

 

IDE

port

 

and

 

is

closest

to

 

the

power

 

cable

on

the

CD-ROM

drive.

See

“Step

6.

 

Attaching

 

the

cables

to

the

drive”

on

 

page

1-6.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Make

sure

that

the

IDE

cable

 

is

connected

 

to

the

correct

IDE

port

connection.

 

 

See

“Step

3. Selecting

an

IDE

port”

on

 

page 1-4

for

more

information.

 

 

 

 

7.

Check

the

CD-ROM

drive

 

and

any

other

device

on

 

the

IDE

cable

for

the

proper

 

 

 

jumper

configuration

settings.

See

 

“Step

4.

Setting

the

configuration

jumper”

on

 

 

 

 

page 1-5

 

for

more

information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Check

to

see

if

the

 

middle

connector

on

 

the

IDE

cable

is

attached

to

the

IDE

port

 

on the system board. If it

is,

remove

 

the

connector

and

reattach

the

cable

 

 

 

correctly.

The

 

middle

port

is

only

used

if

 

you

are

connecting

two

devices

to

the

 

IDE

port. If

there

are

two

devices

on

the

IDE

port,

 

attach

the

connector

at

one

 

end

of

the

cable

to

 

the

IDE

 

port.

Attach

the

CD-ROM

drive

or

any

other

slower

 

device

to

the

middle

 

connector,

 

and

attach

the

other

end

 

connector

to

your

hard

 

 

disk

drive

or

other

fast

device.

If

you

are

connecting

only

one

device to

an IDE

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