Gateway 706ge User Guide

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Chapter 6: Troubleshooting
You see a “Disk is full” error message
Delete unnecessary files on the diskette.
Try a different diskette. Occasionally diskettes are flawed and cannot be read by 
the diskette drive.
Run Error checking on the diskette. For more information, see “Checking the hard 
drive for errors” in Using Your Computer which has been included on your hard 
drive. To access this guide, click 
Start
All Programs
, then click 
Gateway 
Documentation
.
You see a “Non-system disk” or “Disk error” error message
Eject the diskette from the diskette drive, then press E
NTER
.
Make sure that the diskette you are using is IBM-compatible.
The diskette drive LED is lit continuously
Remove the diskette from the drive. If the light stays on, try restarting your 
computer.
DVD drives
File management
A file was accidentally deleted
If a file was deleted at a DOS prompt or in Windows while holding down the S
HIFT
 key, 
the file cannot be restored.
To restore deleted files:
1
Double-click the 
Recycle Bin
 icon.
2
Right-click the file you want to restore, then click 
Restore
. The file is restored to 
the place where it was originally deleted from.
If the Recycle Bin was emptied before you try to restore a file, the file cannot be 
restored.