Chapter 5 Troubleshooting the System Hardware

Symptoms and Solutions

Table 5-9

CD-ROM Drive Problems

 

 

 

Symptom

 

Cause and Action

 

 

 

CD-ROM drive is not

1.

Verify the following items:

recognized.

 

 

a. The IDE channel to which the CD-ROM drive is attached

 

 

 

 

 

 

(primary or secondary) is enabled in the configuration/setup

 

 

 

utility program.

 

 

Note On a device with a single IDE channel, only the primary

 

 

 

channel can be used.

 

 

 

b. All cables and jumpers are installed correctly.

 

 

 

c. The correct device driver is installed for the CD-ROM drive.

 

 

2.

Run CD-ROM drive diagnostics.

 

 

3.

Check the CD-ROM drive.

 

 

 

Table 5-10

Expansion Enclosure Problems

 

 

 

Symptom

 

Cause and Action

 

 

The SCSI expansion enclosure

Verify the following items:

used to work but does not

1.

The cables for all external SCSI options are connected correctly.

work now.

 

 

2.

The last option in each SCSI chain, or the end of the SCSI cable,

 

 

 

 

 

is terminated correctly.

 

 

3.

Any external SCSI option is turned on. You must turn on an

 

 

 

external SCSI hardware option before powering on the device.

 

 

 

 

 

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7326 specifications

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