Gateway E-4400 System Manual

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Error messages 87Diskette drive reset failed. Enter the BIOS Setup utility, then verify thediskette drive parameters.Check the diskette drive cables. Make surePin 1 on the cable aligns with Pin 1 on theconnector.Diskette read failed - pressF1 to retry boot.Make sure the boot disk contains theCommand.com file. Use the configurationutility (if applicable) to verify your drive orcontroller configuration. Press F1 to try torestart the computer.Gate A20 failure. You may have an XT keyboard connected toan AT system or vice versa. Make sure thekeyboard is configured to work with theappropriate system. Some keyboards have aswitch to select either AT or XT.Hard disk controller failure. Make sure the hard drive cable is properlyconnected.Open the BIOS Setup utility program, thenverify that the correct drive type is selected.Hard disk controller failure -press F1 to try reboot.The drive controller may be defective. Press F1to try to restart the computer.Try running Fdisk and DOS Format. For moreinformation, refer to your DOS documentation.Insert bootable mediadevice.See “The IDE drive is not recognized by thesystem” on page 75 for possible solution.See “The SCSI drive is not recognized by thesystem” on page 75 possible solution.Backup your files as soon as possible.Insufficient disk space. Check the free space on the disk volume. If thevolume is full or almost full, removeunnecessary files.Invalid configurationinformation…Enter the BIOS Setup utility, then verify theparameter values.Error Message Solutions