General hardware problems – Elitegroup A900 (V2.1) User Manual
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General Hardware Problems
A few common hardware problems and suggested solutions are
presented in the table below:
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Failure in the installation of the Audio driver.
Be sure to first remove the current audio device from
your system. Please follow the instruction on the
installation of audio driver.
The display screen is dark
Make sure that the computer is not in Suspend mode.
Check the Brightness controls for the screen. If the
controls are turned too far down, the screen will be dark.
An incorrect date and time are displayed.
Correct the date and time using the DOS DATE and
TIME commands or the options in the Setup Utility. If
the date and time become incorrect after a short time,
your CMOS battery may be depleted. Contact your
dealer to change the battery.
The message: “Invalid system disk, Replace the
disk, and then press any key” appears during boot.
Check and make sure that you do not have a non-bootable
floppy diskette inserted in your floppy drive. If your
FDD is empty, you may not have an operating system
installed on your drive. Contact technical support for
assistance.
You hear irregular beeps during operation of the
DeskNote and the system halts.
The problem is beyond the scope of this manual. Contact
technical support.
An unidentified message is displayed.
Reboot the computer and run the BIOS system setup.
Confirm the Setup parameters. If the same message is
displayed after booting up again, contact technical
support for assistance.
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