Anoptionthatwasjustinstalleddoesnotwork
Symptom:Anoptionthatwasjustinstalleddoesnotwork.
Action:Verifythat:
•Theoptionisdesignedforyourcomputer.
•Youfollowedtheinstallationinstructionssuppliedwiththeoptionandtheinstallationinstructionsprovided
withyourcomputer,andalloptionfiles(suchasdevicedrivers,ifrequired)areinstalledcorrectly.
•Youhavenotloosenedotherinstalledoptionsorcables.
•Iftheoptionisanadapter,youhaveprovidedenoughhardwareresourcesfortheadaptertofunction
correctly.Seethedocumentationsuppliedwiththeadapter(aswellasthedocumentationforanyother
installedadapters)todeterminetheresourcesrequiredforeachadapter.
Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter10“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage65.
Anoptionthatpreviouslyworkeddoesnotworknow
Symptom:Anoptionthatpreviouslyworkeddoesnotworknow.
Actions:
•Verifythatalloptionhardwareandcableconnectionsaresecure.
•Iftheoptioncomeswithitsowntestinstructions,usethoseinstructionstotesttheoption.
•IfthefailingoptionisaSCSIoption,verifythat:
–ThecablesforallexternalSCSIoptionsareconnectedcorrectly.
–ThelastoptionineachSCSIchain,ortheendoftheSCSIcable,isterminatedcorrectly.
–AllexternalSCSIoptionsareturnedon.ExternalSCSIoptionsmustbeturnedonbeforethecomputer
isturnedon.Formoreinformation,seeyourSCSIdocumentation.
•Verifythattheoptionandanyrequireddevicedriversareinstalledcorrectly.
Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter10“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage65
.
Printerproblems
Symptom:Theprinterdoesnotwork.
Actions:Verifythat:
1.Theprinteristurnedonandisonline.
2.Paperisloadedcorrectly.
3.Theprintersignalcableissecurelyconnectedtothecorrectparallel,serial,orUSBconnectoronthe
computer.
Note:Non-IEEE-approvedprintersignalcablesmightcauseunpredictableproblems.
1.Anydevicedriversandothersoftwarethatcamewiththeprinterarecorrectlyinstalled.
2.Youhaveassignedtheprinterportcorrectlyinyouroperatingsystem,applicationprogram,orBIOS
settings.FormoreinformationaboutBIOSsettings,seeChapter6“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”
onpage41.
Iftheproblempersists,runthetestsdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswithyourprinter.Ifyou
cannotcorrecttheproblem,havethecomputerserviced.SeeChapter10“Gettinginformation,help,
andservice”onpage65
.
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