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Problem:
The IDE disk controller for drive C cannot be initialized.
Solution(s): Ensure that the +5V power to the controller and hard disk are good
and, if used, the ribbon cable to the hard disk is fully seated.
If you are not using an IDE drive, press CTRL+ALT+ESC to enter
the BIOS setup program. Press F3 to enter the Fixed disk menu.
Change the drive type to match the device being used.
EXM CONFIGURATION ERROR
Problem:
The EXMs installed (or not installed) do not match the configuration
information in the BIOS setup EXM menu.
Solution(s): Press CTRL+ALT+ESC to run the BIOS setup program. Press F2 to
enter the EXM menu. Verify the information listed on the screen,
save any changes and reboot.
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If necessary, refer to the section EXM Setup Screen, page 8 of this
manual and/or your EXM manual(s) for more details.
FLOPPY DISK CNTRLR ERROR OR NO CNTRLR PRESENT
Problem:
The configuration information in the BIOS setup says that one or
more floppy disk drives are expected, but a floppy disk controller
could not be found.
Solution(s): If you have no floppy diskette drives, press CTRL+ALT+ESC to
enter the setup program and set both floppy drives to "NONE."
If you are using a floppy drive(s), verify that both the floppy
controller and the floppy drive(s) have power.
GENERAL FAILURE READING DRIVE ...
Problem:
This almost always indicates the presence of an unformatted hard disk
partition or diskette.
Solution(s): Format the partition or diskette using the utilities supplies by your
operating system.
INVALID DRIVE SPECIFICATION
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