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∙If the drive is at least the third drive in your system, you may need to configure the BIOS for three or more drives or install a device driver. Refer to your host adapter’s user guide for assistance. Contact the host adapter manufacturer for the device driver if one is required.
System error message, “Drive not Ready,” appears.
∙Check all cables. For each ribbon cable, verify that pin 1 of the cable is aligned with pin 1 of the connector. Pin 1 is usually denoted by a stripe on the side of the ribbon cable.
∙Check the power supply specifications.
∙Turn off the system and wait 20 seconds. Turn it back on and make sure the drive spins up. If the drive does not spin up, check the drive power cable.
The screen stays blank when you power up the system.
∙Make sure the monitor is plugged in and turned on.
∙Check all cards. Make sure the video card is seated in its slot and secured with mounting screws.
∙Check all cables. Make sure the video card cables are se- curely attached.
∙Turn off the computer and remove all cards except the video card. Boot the computer. Power down the computer and add another card. Reboot. Repeat these steps until a failure oc- curs.
The system hangs in FDISK or fails to create or save the partition record.
∙Check all cables.