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| Problem | solving |
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Computer | problems | can | be | caused | by | hardware, | software, | or | user |
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error. | You | might | be | able | to | use | the | information | in | this | section | to | ||||||
solve | problems | yourself, | or | gather | helpful | information | you | can | pass | on | ||||||||
to | a | service | technician. | You | might | also | need to | refer | to | your |
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computer, | or | publications. | You | can |
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also use the | diagnostic | program | for | DOS | on | the |
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2X/4X/24X |
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information | on |
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Review | the following list for any | problem | descriptions | that | might | fit | ||||||||||||
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Your | computer |
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or | the | busy | indicator light | does | not | come | on. |
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1. Check that the CD is loaded with the label side up.
2. | Check | that | all | devices | are | properly connected | to | the | computer and | |||
| the | electrical | outlet. |
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3. | Turn | off | the | computer, | unplug | the | cables | from | the | electrical | ||
| outlets | for | your | computer | and | all | attached | devices, | and | remove | ||
| the | computer | cover. |
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4. Check that all power and |
| IDE | cables are | securely | attached. |
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| Disconnect | the |
| IDE |
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| for | bent | or | misaligned | pins. |
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| problems, |
| reconnect | the | interface | cable. |
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| Replace |
| the | computer |
| cover, |
| and | reattach | all |
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| cords. | Turn | on | the | computer, | restart | the | system, | and |
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| open |
| the | CD | tray | by | pressing | the | Eject/Load | button. |
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| the | busy | indicator | light | does | not |
| come | on, | turn | ||||||||||
| off |
| the | computer | and |
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| using | another | dc | power |
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5. | Check |
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| edge | on | the | IDE | cable | aligns | with |
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| 1 | on | the | IDE |
| port |
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| is | closest | to | the | power | cable | on | the | ||||||||||||
| drive. | See |
| “Step | 5. |
| Attaching | the | cables |
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| drive” |
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6. Check that the IDE cable is | connected | to | the | proper |
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| connection. See | “Step | 5. |
| Attaching |
| the | cables | to | the | drive” |
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7. | Check |
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| drive | and | any | other | device | on |
| the | IDE |
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| cable |
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| Master/Slave | jumper | settings. | See | “Step | 5. | |||||||||||||||||
| Attaching | the | cables |
| to | the | drive” |
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8. | If |
| the | middle |
| connector | on |
| the | IDE |
| cable | is | attached |
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| on | the | system |
| board, | remove |
| the | connector | and | reattach | the | |||||||||||||||
| cable. | If | there | is |
| only | one | device |
| on | the | IDE | port, |
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| connector |
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| the | cable | to | the | IDE | port |
| and | the |
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| connector |
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| the | other | end | to | the |
| device, | leaving | the | middle |
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| connector |
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| is | one) | open. |
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| If | there | are | two |
| devices |
| on | the |
| IDE | port, | attach |
| the | connector at | |||||||||||||
| one |
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| of | the |
| cable |
| to |
| the | IDE |
| port. | If | there | is |
| a | hard | disk |