Troubleshooting

Solving Hardware Installation Problems

You may need to reconfigure the workstation when you add or remove hardware, such as an additional diskette drive. If you install a plug and play device, some operating systems automatically recognize the device and configure the workstation. If you install a non–plug and play device, you must reconfigure the workstation after installing the new hardware.

 

Probable

Recommended

Problem

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

A new device is not

Device is not seated

Ensure that the device is

recognized as part of

or connected

properly and securely

the system.

properly.

connected and that pins in

 

 

the connector are not

 

 

bent down.

 

 

 

 

Cable(s) of new

Ensure that all cables are

 

external device are

properly and securely

 

loose or power

connected and that pins in

 

cables are

the cable or connector are

 

unplugged.

not bent down.

 

 

 

 

Power switch of new

Turn off the workstation, turn

 

external device is

on the external device, then

 

not turned on.

turn on the workstation to

 

 

integrate the device with the

 

 

workstation system.

When the system advised you of changes to the configuration, you did not accept them.

Reboot the workstation and follow the instructions for accepting the changes.

 

A plug and play

Use Computer Setup (F10) to

 

board may not

reconfigure or disable

 

automatically

devices to resolve the

 

configure when

resource conflict.

 

added if the default

 

 

configuration

 

 

conflicts with other

 

 

devices.

 

 

 

 

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