Gateway ALR 8300 Manual De Usuario

Troubleshooting     83

The diskette drive LED illuminates continuously.

An adapter card is not recognized by the system.

The printer will not turn on.

The diskette is corrupted.

Remove the diskette from the drive. If the light 
remains on, try restarting the system.

The cable to the drive is 
not connected properly.

Open the system and check the cable between the 
diskette drive and the controller. Make certain the 
pins are not bent or misaligned. 

The interrupt and/or I/O 
address is set incorrectly.

Check the address configuration of the adapter 
card and ensure that it does not conflict with 
another card in the system.

The card has not been 
configured through 
software (e.g., the EISA 
configuration utility).

Configure the card with the appropriate software.

The card was not installed 
correctly.

Reseat the card and make certain that its jumpers 
are configured appropriately.

The printer is not plugged 
in.

Check the power cable. Make certain it is plugged 
into a live power source.

The printer is not turned 
on.

Make certain the printer power switch is on. If 
power is applied to the printer, the green power 
LED should be on.

The printer is defective.

Try another printer, if one is available.

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