Gateway 960 Invalid partition table, Invalid password, Keyboard not detected, Memory size error

Error messages

Invalid partition table

■The master boot record may be corrupt. For troubleshooting information, see “The master boot record is corrupted” on page 106.

Invalid password

■Enter your password again. Some passwords are case sensitive.

■If you do not know the password, you may need to reinstall the software you are trying to access.

■Startup passwords are stored in BIOS. If this password has been set and you do not know it, you may be able to reset the password through system board jumper settings. For more information, see “Resetting BIOS passwords” on page 91.

Keyboard not detected

■See “The keyboard does not work” on page 108 for a possible solution.

■Turn off the server, then check the keyboard cable.

Keyboard stuck key failure

■Remove any objects that may be resting on the keyboard, then restart the server.

■Make sure that a key is not stuck. Clean the keyboard if necessary.

Memory errors were detected while the system started up

■See “Memory errors were detected during server start up” on page 109 for a possible solution.

Memory size error

■Open the BIOS Setup utility, then save the memory configuration.

Missing operating system

■The master boot record may be corrupt. For troubleshooting information, see “The master boot record is corrupted” on page 106.

■Use FDISK to make sure that your hard drive has an active partition. On FDISK’s main menu, select the Set Active Partition option. In MS-DOS or Windows 95, the only partition that can be set as active is the primary DOS partition.

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