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Examples of System Error Messages System crash The cursor cannot be moved and does not respond to the keyboard. This could indicate a software crash. Mark where you are in your document. Reboot your system and reload your software. Scroll the cursor to where you last saved your data. Retype the information up to where the cursor could not be moved. Enter the rest of the data. If the cursor continues to function normally, the problem was probably caused by accidently pressing the wrong key. If the problem occurs again, go over the same procedure. If the problem persists, contact your software dealer. System does not boot This can be caused by defective hardware or a faulty system disk. Turn off your computer and try again. If unsuccessful, try using your backup system disk because your working disk may be damaged. If the problem persists, you might have a hardware problem. You should contact the dealer from whom you purchased your computer. Monitor displays garbled, unrecognizable characters on the screen This usually indicates the monitor is set to an incorrect baud rate. Ask your computer dealer the correct baud rate for the computer's output board. Locate the baud rate switches on your monitor and reset the baud rate. Chapter 5: Troubleshooting 5

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Examples
of
System
Error
Messages
System
crash
The
cursor
cannot
be
moved
and
does
not
respond
to
the
keyboard.
This
could
indicate
a
software
crash.
Mark
where
you
are
in
your
document.
Reboot
your
system
and
reload
your
software.
Scroll
the
cursor
to
where
you
last
saved
your
data.
Retype
the
information
up
to
where
the
cursor
could
not
be
moved.
Enter
the
rest
of
the
data.
If
the
cursor
continues
to
function
normally,
the
problem
was
probably
caused
by
accidently
pressing
the
wrong
key.
If
the
problem
occurs
again,
go
over
the
same
procedure.
If
the
problem
persists,
contact
your
software
dealer.
System
does
not
boot
This
can
be
caused
by
defective
hardware
or
a
faulty
system
disk.
Turn
off
your
computer
and
try
again.
If
unsuccessful,
try
using
your
backup
system
disk
because
your
working
disk
may
be
damaged.
If
the
problem
persists,
you
might
have
a
hardware
problem.
You
should
contact
the
dealer
from
whom
you
purchased
your
computer.
Monitor
displays
garbled,
unrecognizable
characters
on
the
screen
This
usually
indicates
the
monitor
is
set
to
an
incorrect
baud
rate.
Ask
your
computer
dealer
the
correct
baud
rate
for
the
computer’s
output
board.
Locate
the
baud
rate
switches
on
your
monitor
and
reset
the
baud
rate.
Chapter
5:
Troubleshooting
5