Gateway ALR 7300 Maintaining And Troubleshooting page 109

Error Message
Gate A20 failure.
Hard disk controller failure.
Hard disk controller failure
- press F to try reboot.
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Insert bootable media
device.
Insufficient disk space.
Invalid configuration
information...
Invalid password.
Keyboard clock line failure.
Keyboard controller failure.
Solutions
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 BIOS Setup program and verify that
the correct drive type is selected.
The drive controller may be defective. Press
F to retry the boot.
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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 89.
See "The SCSI drive is not recognized by the
system." on page 88.
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 BIOS Setup and verify the 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 "System jumpers"
on page 19 for more information.
Try a working keyboard.
Make certain the keyboard is compatible with
the system. You may have to change the
switch setting to AT.
Replace the system board.
Try a working keyboard.
Make certain the keyboard is compatible with
the system. You may have to change the
switch setting to AT.
Replace the system board.
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