Diskette Drive Activity Led Does Not Light; Cd-Rom Drive Activity Light Does Not Light; Problems With Application Software - NEC EXPRESS5800/120Md Series User Manual

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Is the front panel power on indicator lit?

If the switches and connections are correct and the power outlet is functioning, the

power supply has probably failed. Contact your service representative for assistance.

Diskette Drive Activity LED Does Not Light

Check the following:

Are the diskette drive's power and signal cables properly installed?

Is the diskette drive properly configured?

Is the diskette drive activity light always on? If so, the signal cable may be plugged

in incorrectly.

Use BIOS Setup to make sure that the diskette drive controller is set to Enabled. For

information about running BIOS Setup, refer to the Configuring Your System chapter.

If the problem persists, there may be a problem with the diskette drive, system board, or

drive signal cable. Contact your service representative for assistance.

Check the following:

Is the power and signal cable to the CD-ROM drive properly installed?

Are all relevant switches and jumpers on the drive set correctly?

Is the drive properly configured?

Is the onboard IDE controller enabled?

If you have problems with application software, perform the following:

Verify that the software is properly configured for the system. Refer to the software

installation and operation documentation for instructions on setting up and using the

software.

Verify a different copy of the software to see if the problem is with the copy that you

are using.

Make sure all cables are installed correctly.

Verify that the system board jumpers are set correctly. Refer to the Configuring Your

System chapter for jumper settings.

If other software runs correctly on the system, contact your vendor about the failing

software.

If the problem persists, contact the software vendor's customer service representative

for assistance.

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