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If the Hard Disk Activity Light Does Not Work

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4 Troubleshooting Your PC and Using the SETUP Program If Your PC Has a Hardware Problem If the Hard Disk Activity Light Does Not Work If the hard disk activity light does not flicker when the PC is accessing the hard disk drive: 1 Check that the control panel connector is firmly attached to the system board. 2 Check that the disk power and data cables are correctly connected (refer to chapter 3). 3 If you are using a hard disk drive with a controller board (a SCSI hard disk, for example), the activity light does not flicker when the PC is accessing the hard disk drive. If an Accessory Board Does Not Work Perform the following checks: 1 Ensure the board has been firmly installed in the accessory board slot (refer to chapter 3). 2 Check that the accessory board has been correctly configured with the ISA Configuration Utility. 3 Ensure the board is not using memory, I/O addresses, an IRQ, or DMA also used by the PC. Refer to the board's manual for details. For information on the current usage of IRQs by the PC, at the MS-DOS prompt type MSD and press . 4 Check that the PC has been configured correctly in SETUP. 5 If the problem persists, contact your service representative. 72 English

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Troubleshooting Your PC and Using the SETUP Program
If Your PC Has a Hardware Problem
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English
If the Hard Disk Activity Light Does Not Work
If the hard disk activity light does not flicker when the PC is accessing
the hard disk drive:
1
Check that the control panel connector is firmly attached to the
system board.
2
Check that the disk power and data cables are correctly connected
(refer to chapter 3).
3
If you are using a hard disk drive with a controller board (a SCSI hard
disk, for example), the activity light does not flicker when the PC is
accessing the hard disk drive.
If an Accessory Board Does Not Work
Perform the following checks:
1
Ensure the board has been firmly installed in the accessory board
slot (refer to chapter 3).
2
Check that the accessory board has been correctly configured with
the ISA Configuration Utility.
3
Ensure the board is not using memory, I/O addresses, an IRQ, or
DMA also used by the PC. Refer to the board’s manual for details. For
information on the current usage of IRQs by the PC, at the MS-DOS
prompt type
MSD
and press
.
4
Check that the PC has been configured correctly in SETUP.
5
If the problem persists, contact your service representative.