Power Computing PowerTower Pro User Manual page 242

Symptom: A dialog box appears saying "This disk needs minor repairs. Do you want to
repair it?"
Cause: The Desktop file has become corrupted due to abrupt shutdown.
Solution: Click OK. The Macintosh will rebuild the Desktop file.
Removable Media
Symptom: The drive does not mount.
Cause: Incorrect SCSI ill, faulty cabling, or an inappropriate cartridge.
Solution: Make sure the cabling and SCSI ill of the drive are correct and secure. Make sure
the cartridge is formatted for the Macintosh and contains valid data. If you have not
installed the HDT Extension in your boot drive's System Folder and you booted up
without a cartridge in the drive, you need to mount the cartridge by running Primer or
from within the Prober control panel device.
Symptom: Light is flashing in the front of drive without media inserted.
Cause: Hardware problem.
Solution: If termination and cabling are correct, the drive may have a hardware problem
Contact the drive manufacturer.
File-Oriented Problems
Symptom: Errors reading or writing files in the Finder; "Some files couldn't be read/writ-
ten and were skipped" message.
Cause: Cabling or termination problems. Bad blocks on the media.
Solution: Check for proper cabling and termination. Use Primer to test the drive for bad
blocks and to remap them or reformat the drive. Try reformatting the disk.
Symptom:
A
file cannot be opened from within an application.
Cause: The file is corrupted. The application is the wrong version for the file. The file
type code is incorrect.
Solution: Check the Get Info box on the file. Reinstall the application. Check the
application for version compatibility.
Symptom: The parent application cannot be opened by double-clicking on the file icon.
Cause: The Desktop file is corrupted. The application is corrupted or missing. The file's
type code is inconsistent with the application or its bundle information is erroneous.
Solution: Reinstall the application. Rebuild the Desktop file.
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