T He System Setup Program; T He Eisa Configuration Utility - Dell 4100 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

Listen for:
An unfamiliar constant scraping or grinding sound
when you access a drive
The absence of a familiar sound
If after looking and listening to the computer you have
not resolved the problem, continue with the instructions
in "The System Setup Program" found next in this
chapter.
T
he System Setup Program
You can easily correct certain system problems by verify-
ing the correct settings in the System Setup program.
When you boot the system, the system checks the system
configuration information and compares it with the cur-
rent hardware configuration. If the system hardware
configuration doesn't match the information recorded by
the System Setup program, an error message may appear
on the screen.
This problem can happen if you changed the system's
hardware configuration and forgot to run the System
Setup program. To correct this problem, enter the System
Setup program, correct the corresponding System Setup
category, and reboot the system. See Chapter 4, "Using
the System Setup Program," in the system User's Guide
for detailed instructions on using the System Setup
program.
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Table 2-1. Boot Routine Indications
Action
Make sure the sound is not caused by the application program
you are running. The sound could be caused by a hardware mal-
function. See Chapter 11, "Getting Help," for instructions on
getting technical assistance from Dell.
When you turn on the system, you should hear the hard-disk
drives spin up, and the system tries to access the boot files from
the hard-disk drive, the diskette drive, or CD-ROM drive. See
Chapter 5, "Running the System Diagnostics." If the system
does not boot, see Chapter 11, "Getting Help."
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If you are experiencing problems with the system, you
may have a conflict between the information stored by
the System Setup program and the EISA Configuration
Utility. Although the EISA Configuration Utility can read
changes from the System Setup program, the change is
not recorded into EISA configuration memory until you
run the EISA Configuration Utility and save the new
information. See Chapter 5, "Using the EISA Configura-
tion Utility," in the system User's Guide for detailed
instructions on using the EISA Configuration Utility and
saving new information.
If after using the EISA Configuration Utility you have
not resolved the problem, see Chapter 5, "Running the
System Diagnostics," in this guide.
he EISA Configuration Utility