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The system does not recognize the drive.
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Check all cables.
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Make sure the power supply is adequate for system needs.
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Reboot the computer and listen to make sure the drive motor
starts up. If the drive is very quiet, it may be difficult to hear its
discs reach operating speed. If the drive motor does not start
up, recheck all drive cables.
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Verify that for each drive, a drive-type is listed in the system
setup program.
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If the drive is to be the master drive with a non-ATA-compatible
slave, set the jumpers on the drive as shown in Figure 5 on
page 17.
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Try rebooting your computer by pressing the
keys simultaneously. If the drive is recognized after you
DELETE
reboot the system, the computer BIOS test may be completing
before the drive is ready.
One solution is to slow the processor speed during startup. If
your computer has a turbo switch, set it to slow speed before
turning the computer on. If there is no turbo switch, you may
be able to use keyboard commands; see your computer man-
ual for details. After the computer is up and running, return the
processor to the fast speed.
Another solution is to warm-boot your computer after every
power-on.
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Check for I/O address conflicts. To isolate the conflict, verify
that the drive and host adapter are compatible with your com-
puter. Turn off the computer and remove all the peripheral
adapter cards except for the video card and host adapter. If
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CTRL
ALT
and
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