
Table 1-6. System Messages (continued)
Message | Causes | Corrective Actions |
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Data error | The diskette drive or hard drive | For the operating system, run the |
| cannot read the data. | appropriate utility to check the file |
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| structure of the diskette drive or hard |
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| drive. See your operating system |
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| documentation for information on |
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| running these utilities. |
Decreasing available | One or more memory modules might |
memory | be faulty or improperly seated. |
Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 87.
Diskette drive 0 seek | A cable might be loose or the system |
failure | configuration information might not |
| match the hardware configuration. |
See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 89.
Diskette read failure | The diskette might be defective, or a |
| cable might be loose. |
If the
Diskette subsystem reset | The diskette drive controller might be |
failed | faulty. |
Run the system diagnostics. See "Running the System Diagnostics" on page 98.
Diskette write protected | The diskette is |
Slide the write-protect notch to the open position.
Drive not ready | No diskette is in the drive. | Insert a diskette in the drive. |
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Error |
| See "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on |
master hard disk drive |
| page 91. |
Error |
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slave hard disk drive |
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Error |
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secondary master hard disk |
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drive |
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Error |
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secondary slave hard disk |
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drive |
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Floppy diskette seek | A diskette drive is not connected but | See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" |
failure | is enabled in the BIOS setup menu. | on page 89. |
| The diskette in the drive is faulty. |
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Gate A20 failure | Faulty keyboard controller (faulty | See "Getting Help" on page 107. |
| system board). |
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