Amiga A4000 - Chapter 7 Help with System Problems; Identifying and Solving Problems; Software Problems

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Identifying and Solving Problems
computer or on the drive itself is lit. Interrupting disk activity
(by
removing a disk from its drive, rebooting, or powering oft)
can cause disk errors. Always wait a few seconds after the drive
activity
lights seem to have stopped, to be sure all disk activity
has finished.
3.
Read the documentation!
The vast majority of problems can be avoided by carefully
reading and following the instructions for the hardware and
software you use.
Identifying and Solving Problems
There are several general types of problems that can appear when
you use your system:
• Software problems
•
Startup problems
•
Disk problems
•
Installation and maintenance problems
Software Problems
This chapter focuses on hardware problems and their possible
solutions.
For information on software-related problems, consult
your Amiga software documentation.
Typical software problems include:
•
New software was improperly installed.
• Preferences
settings are incorrect.
•
Necessary directories or files are missing from the boot volume.
•
Necessary directory assignments have not been made.
•
The standard Startup-sequence file has been altered.
•
There is a disk error.
Problems of this type usually produce requesters or error messages
that give some indication of the source of the trouble. Note this