Gateway E-3200 Maintaining And Troubleshooting page 76

Error Message
Diskette read failed -
strike to retry boot.
1
F
Gate A20 failure.
Hard disk controller
failure.
Hard disk controller
failure - press to try
1
F
reboot.
Insert bootable media
device.
Insufficient disk space.
Invalid configuration
information...
Invalid password.
Solutions
Make certain the boot disk contains the
Command.com file.
Use the configuration utility (if applicable) to
verify your drive or controller configuration.
Press F1 to try the boot again.
You may have an XT keyboard connected
to an AT system or vice versa. Make certain
the keyboard is configured to work with the
appropriate system. Some keyboards have
a switch to select either AT or XT.
Make certain the hard disk cable is properly
connected.
Open the Setup utility program and verify
that the correct drive type is selected.
The drive controller may be defective. Press
F1 to retry the boot.
Try running Fdisk and DOS Format. For
more information, refer to your DOS
documentation.
See "The IDE drive is not recognized by the
system." on page 54.
See "The SCSI drive is not recognized by
the system." on page 54.
Backup your files as soon as possible.
Check the free space on the disk volume. If
the volume is full or almost full, remove
unnecessary files.
Enter Setup utility and verify the parameter
values.
Enter your password again, making certain
to enter it correctly.
If you do not know the password, you may
need to reinstall the software you are trying
to access.
Startup passwords are stored in BIOS. If
this password has been set and is
unknown, you may be able to reset the
password via system board jumper
settings. See "Setting the Jumpers" on
page 20 for more information.
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