Epson ActionTower 3000 User Setup Information - Page 25

Ctrl Alt Del, Edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files

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d. So you rebooted your system using Ctrl Alt Del e. And the system did not load your sound card or CD-ROM drivers. If so, reset the computer by turning it off, waiting 20 seconds, and turning it back on again. This should resynchronize the sound card. If your computer still has trouble recognizing a program after you run a memory-intensive one, do not press Ctrl Alt Del to reboot it; instead, turn off your system, wait 20 seconds, and turn it back on again. 0 If your system locks up when it attempts to load your sound card or CD-ROM drivers and will not completely boot, your sound card or CD-ROM drive may be defective. In order to continue using your system while you investigate the problem, follow these steps: 1. Turn off the system. 2. Insert a bootable diskette and turn on your system 3. After it boots, log onto the root directory of your hard disk. 4. Edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files (as described in step 1 on page 19) and add REM (remark) to the beginning of any command lines that affect your sound card and CD-ROM drive. (Or restore your original system files as described in the next section.) 5. Remove the bootable diskette 6. Reboot your computer from the hard disk drive. Contact your Authorized EPSON Customer Care Center or the EPSON Connection to report the problem with your sound card or CD-ROM drive; see page 6 for instructions. 22 Read This First

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d.
So you rebooted your system using
Ctrl Alt Del
e.
And the system did not load your sound card or
CD-ROM drivers.
If so, reset the computer by turning it off, waiting 20 seconds,
and turning it back on again. This should resynchronize the
sound card. If your computer still has trouble recognizing a
program after you run a memory-intensive one, do not
press
Ctrl Alt Del
to reboot it; instead, turn off your system,
wait 20 seconds, and turn it back on again.
0
If your system locks up when it attempts to load your
sound card or CD-ROM drivers and will not completely
boot, your sound card or CD-ROM drive may be defective.
In order to continue using your system while you
investigate the problem, follow these steps:
1.
Turn off the system.
2.
Insert a bootable diskette and turn on your system
3.
After it boots, log onto the root directory of your hard
disk.
4.
Edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files (as
described in step 1 on page 19) and add
REM
(remark)
to the beginning of any command lines that affect your
sound card and CD-ROM drive. (Or restore your
original system files as described in the next section.)
5.
Remove the bootable diskette
6.
Reboot your computer from the hard disk drive.
Contact your Authorized EPSON Customer Care Center or
the EPSON Connection to report the problem with your
sound card or CD-ROM drive; see page 6 for instructions.
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