Gateway E-3200 Maintaining And Troubleshooting page 67

58 Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your E-3200 System
The diskette drive will not read, write, or format.
Probable Cause
The diskette is not
IBM formatted.
The diskette is
corrupted.
The disk is write
protected.
The diskette drive LED illuminates continuously.
Probable Cause
The diskette is
corrupted.
The cable to the drive
is not connected
properly.
An adapter card is not recognized by the system.
Probable Cause
The interrupt and/or I/
O address is set
incorrectly.
The card has not
been configured
through the software.
The card was not
installed correctly.
Solution
Make certain the diskette you are trying to
format is IBM-compatible. If it is, try
reformatting it.
Run ScanDisk on the diskette. If errors are
detected and corrected, try accessing the
diskette again.
Make certain the write-protection window
on the upper-right corner of the diskette is
closed (unprotected).
Solution
Remove the diskette from the drive. If the
light remains on, try restarting the system.
Open the system and check the cable
between the diskette drive and its
controller. Make certain the pins are not
bent or misaligned.
Solution
Check the address configuration of the
adapter card and ensure that it does not
conflict with another card in the system.
Configure the card with the appropriate
software.
Reseat the card and make certain that its
jumpers are configured appropriately.