Hard Disk Drive Activity Light Does Not Light; Cd-Rom Drive Activity Light Does Not Light; Problems With Application Software - NEC Express5800/180Rb-7 User Manual

Hard Disk Drive Activity Light Does Not Light

If you have installed one or more hard disk drives in your system, check the following:
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Are the power and signal cables to the drive properly installed?
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Are all relevant switches and jumpers on the hard drive and adapter board set
correctly?
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Is the onboard IDE controller enabled? (IDE hard drives only)?
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Is the hard disk drive properly configured?
Note:
devices: The hard disk drive activity light on the front panel lights
when either an IDE hard disk drive, or a SCSI device controlled by
the onboard SCSI host controller, is in use. This LED does not
display CD-ROM activity.

CD-ROM Drive Activity Light Does Not Light

Check the following:
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Are the power and signal cables to the CD-ROM drive properly installed?
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Are all relevant switches and jumpers on the drive set correctly?
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Is the drive properly configured?
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Is the onboard IDE controller enabled?
Note:
devices: The hard disk drive activity light on the front panel lights
when either an IDE hard disk drive, or a SCSI device controlled by
the onboard SCSI host controller, is in use. This LED does not
display CD-ROM activity.

Problems with Application Software

If you have problems with application software, perform the following:
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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.
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Verify and try a different copy of the software to see if the problem is with the copy
that you are using.
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Make sure all cables are installed correctly.
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Verify that the I/O carrier switches are set correctly. Refer to the Configuring Your
System chapter for switch settings.
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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.
Front panel hard disk LED indicates IDE and SCSI
Front panel hard disk LED indicates IDE and SCSI
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