Hard Disk Problems - Gateway E-420 Maintaining & Troubleshooting

Probable Cause
The secondary IDE
device may be dis-
abled.
The CD cables are not
installed correctly.

Hard disk problems

The SCSI drive is not recognized by the system.
Probable Cause
The primary IDE
device may be dis-
abled.
The SCSI bus is not
properly terminated.
The drive is configured
with a conflicting SCSI
address.
The cables are not
connected correctly.
Solution
Restart your computer, and then press
enter the setup program. From the Peripheral
Configuration | Advanced menu, set the Sec-
ondary IDE Interface to Auto and make certain
the Secondary IDE Status is Enabled.
Open the system and check all cables
between the CD controller and the CD-ROM
drive.
Solution
Restart your computer, and then press f1 to
enter the setup program. From the Peripheral
Configuration | Advanced menu, set the Pri-
mary IDE Interface and Primary IDE Status to
Enabled.
Make certain the last device on the SCSI
chain is properly terminated.
Change the device's SCSI address to one
that is not currently being used by the sys-
tem.
Open the system and check the cable con-
nections.
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