Problems and Suggestions
Table 24: Problems and Suggestions
What happens | What to do | |
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Application software | Try resetting the system. | |
problems | Make sure all cables are installed correctly. | |
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| Verify that the system board jumpers are set properly. | |
| Verify that your system hardware configuration is set correctly. In | |
| Setup, check the values against the system settings you recorded | |
| previously. If an error is evident (wrong type of drive specified, for | |
| example), make the change in Setup and reboot the system. Record | |
| your change. | |
| Make sure the software is properly configured for the system. Refer to | |
| the software documentation for information. | |
| Try a different copy of the software to see if the problem is with the | |
| copy you are using. | |
| If other software runs correctly on the system, contact the vendor of | |
| the software that fails. | |
| If you check all of the above with no success, try clearing CMOS | |
| RAM and reconfiguring the system. Make sure you have your list of | |
| system settings available to | |
| sets the options to their default values. | |
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Characters on- | Make sure the brightness and contrast controls are properly adjusted | |
screen are distorted | on the monitor. | |
or incorrect | Make sure the video signal cable and power cables are properly | |
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| installed. | |
| Make sure your monitor is compatible with the video mode you have | |
| selected. | |
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Characters do not | Make sure the video display is plugged in and turned on. | |
appear on screen | Check that the brightness and contrast controls are properly adjusted. | |
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| Check that the video signal cable is properly installed. | |
| Make sure a video board is installed, enabled, and the jumpers are | |
| positioned correctly. | |
| Reboot the system. | |
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CMOS RAM settings | If system settings stored in CMOS RAM change for no apparent | |
are wrong | reason (for example, the time of day develops an error), the backup | |
| battery may no longer have enough power to maintain the settings. | |
| Replace the battery (Chapter 2). | |
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Diskette drive light | Make sure the power and signal cables for the drive are properly | |
does not go on when | installed. | |
drive is in use or is | Check that the drive is properly configured and enabled in Setup. | |
tested by POST | ||
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