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WARNING 1 Troubleshooting Your PC More Troubleshooting for Drives More Troubleshooting for Drives This section provides more information on how to solve problems with your drives or accessory boards. Be sure to disconnect the power cord and any telecommunication cables from your computer before you remove the cover to check the cable connections or jumper settings. To avoid electric shock and harm to your eyes by laser light, do not open the CD-ROM drive enclosure. The CD-ROM drive should be serviced by service personnel only. Refer to the label on the CD-ROM for power requirements and wavelength. This PC is a class 1 laser product. Do not attempt to make any adjustment of the laser unit. If the Floppy Drive Has a Problem 1 Ensure you are using a formatted diskette and it is inserted correctly. 2 Make sure that the Floppy Disk Controller option in the Setup Advanced menu is enabled (VEi 8 Pentium-equipped models only). 3 Clean the floppy drive using a diskette cleaning kit. 4 Check that the drive's power and data cables are correctly connected. 5 Run DiagTools to see if it detects a problem with the floppy drive. Refer to page 10. 35

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Troubleshooting Your PC
More Troubleshooting for Drives
More Troubleshooting for Drives
This section provides more information on how to solve problems with
your drives or accessory boards.
WARNING
Be sure to disconnect the power cord and any telecommunication
cables from your computer before you remove the cover to check the
cable connections or jumper settings.
To avoid electric shock and harm to your eyes by laser light, do not
open the CD-ROM drive enclosure. The CD-ROM drive should be
serviced by service personnel only. Refer to the label on the CD-ROM
for power requirements and wavelength. This PC is a class 1 laser
product. Do not attempt to make any adjustment of the laser unit.
If the Floppy Drive Has a Problem
1
Ensure you are using a formatted diskette and it is inserted
correctly.
2
Make sure that the
Floppy Disk Controller
option in the
Setup
Advanced
menu is enabled (VEi 8 Pentium-equipped models only).
3
Clean the floppy drive using a diskette cleaning kit.
4
Check that the drive’s power and data cables are correctly
connected.
5
Run DiagTools to see if it detects a problem with the floppy drive.
Refer to page 10.