Gateway ALR 7200 Maintaining And Troubleshooting

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Peripheral/Adapter Problems 79Peripheral/Adapter ProblemsA SCSI device is not recognized by the system.The disk drive is not recognized by the system.The disk drive will not read, write, or format.Probable Cause SolutionThe device needs to beadded as newhardware.From the Control Panel window (Start |Settings | Control Panel), double-click Add NewHardware. Follow the directions for adding thedevice. If you are not experienced with thisprocedure, call Technical Support.The SCSI ID may beinvalid.Assign an available SCSI ID to the device.The SCSI chain is notterminated.Make certain the last device on the SCSIchain is terminated.The device cables arenot installed correctly.Open the system and check all cablesbetween the controller and the device.Probable Cause SolutionThe disk drive may beconfigured incorrectly.Restart your computer, and then press F1 toenter the setup program. From the Main |Floppy Options menu, ensure that the disk driveparameters are set correctly.The drive cables are notconnected properly.Open the system and check all cablesconnected to the controller card.The drive controller isnot seated properly.Open the system and reseat the drivecontroller.Probable Cause SolutionThe disk is not IBMformatted.Make certain the disk you are trying to formatis IBM-compatible. If it is, try reformatting it.The disk is corrupted. Run ScanDisk on the disk. If errors aredetected and corrected, try accessing the diskagain.