Identifying And Solving Problems; Software Problems - Commodore Amiga A1200 User Manual

5-2 Identifying and Solving Problems
2. Never interrupt disk activity!
This applies to floppy disks, hard disks, and PCMCIA card
disks. When floppy or hard disk activity is in progress, the
drive activity light on the top of the computer is lit. (There is no
drive activity light for a card disk.) Interrupting disk activity
(by removing a disk from its drive, rebooting, or powering off)
can cause disk errors. Always wait a few seconds after the drive
activity lights seem to have stopped, to be sure all disk activity
has finished.
3. Read the documentation!
The vast majority. of problems can be avoided by carefully
reading and following the instructions for the hardware and
software you use.
Identifying and Solving Problems
There are several general types of problems that can appear when
you use your system:
Software problems
• Startup problems
• Disk problems
• Installation and maintenance problems
Software Problems
This chapter focuses on hardware problems and their possible
solutions. For information on software-related problems, consult
your Amiga software documentation.
Typical software problems include:
• Preferences settings for your language, country, and national
keyboard type (keymap) have not been made yet.
• Preferences settings do not match your peripheral hardware,
such as modem or printer.
• New software was improperly installed.