
Hard drive problems
The SCSI drive is not recognized by the system.
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The SCSI bus is not properly | Make sure the last device on the SCSI chain |
terminated. | is properly terminated. |
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The drive is configured with a | Change the device’s SCSI address to one that |
conflicting SCSI address. | is not currently being used by the system. |
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The cables are not connected | Open the system and check the cable |
correctly. | connections. |
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The IDE drive is not recognized by the system.
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The primary IDE device may | Restart your computer, then press F1 to enter | ||
be configured incorrectly. | the BIOS Setup utility program. From the | ||
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| Advanced IDE Configuration menu, set the |
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| IDE Controller to Both and the Primary IDE |
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| Master to Auto. |
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The drive may not be | Consult the hard drive user’s guide for | ||
configured properly. |
| instructions on how to configure the drive. | |
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The drive cables are not | Open the system and check all cables | ||
connected properly. |
| connected to the controller card. | |
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The drive controller is not | Open the system and reseat the drive | ||
seated properly. |
| controller. | |
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Important |
| Some systems do not have IDE controller cards because | |
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| the IDE controller is built into the system board. | |
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