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Error message Solutions Diskette drive reset failed Open the BIOS Setup utility, then make sure the drive settings are correct. Check the diskette drive cables. Make sure Pin 1 on the cable aligns with Pin 1 on the connector. Diskette read failed - press F1 to retry boot Make sure the boot disk contains the Command.com file. Use the BIOS Setup utility (if necessary) to make sure your drive or controller is configured correctly. Press F1 to restart the server. Gate A20 failure You may have an XT keyboard connected to an AT system or vice versa. Make sure the keyboard is configured to work with the appropriate system. Some keyboards have a switch to select either AT or XT. Hard disk controller failure Make sure the hard drive cable is properly connected. Open the BIOS Setup utility, then make sure that the correct drive type is selected. Hard disk controller failure press F1 to try reboot The drive controller may be defective. Press F1 to try to restart the server. Try running Fdisk and DOS Format. For more information, refer to your operating system documentation. Insert bootable media device See "The system does not recognize the IDE drive." on page 110 for a possible solution. See "The system does not recognize the SCSI drive." on page 110 for a possible solution. Backup your files as soon as possible. Insufficient disk space Check the free space on the disk. If the disk is full or almost full, remove unnecessary files. Invalid configuration information Open the BIOS Setup utility, then make sure the settings are correct. Error messages 121

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Error messages
121
Diskette drive reset failed
Open the BIOS Setup utility, then make sure
the drive settings are correct.
Check the diskette drive cables. Make sure
Pin 1 on the cable aligns with Pin 1 on the
connector.
Diskette read failed - press
F
1
to retry boot
Make sure the boot disk contains the
Command.com
file.
Use the BIOS Setup utility (if necessary) to
make sure your drive or controller is configured
correctly.
Press
F1
to restart the server.
Gate A20 failure
You may have an XT keyboard connected to
an AT system or vice versa. Make sure the
keyboard is configured to work with the
appropriate system. Some keyboards have a
switch to select either AT or XT.
Hard disk controller failure
Make sure the hard drive cable is properly
connected.
Open the BIOS Setup utility, then make sure
that the correct drive type is selected.
Hard disk controller failure -
press
F1
to try reboot
The drive controller may be defective. Press
F1
to try to restart the server.
Try running Fdisk and DOS Format. For more
information, refer to your operating system
documentation.
Insert bootable media device
See “The system does not recognize the IDE
drive.” on page 110 for a possible solution.
See “The system does not recognize the SCSI
drive.” on page 110 for a possible solution.
Backup your files as soon as possible.
Insufficient disk space
Check the free space on the disk. If the disk
is full or almost full, remove unnecessary files.
Invalid configuration
information
Open the BIOS Setup utility, then make sure
the settings are correct.
Error message
Solutions