Compaq C160, C240, C180, C200, C360 manual Problems Using a Hard Disk Drive

Solving Problems

Common Problems and Solutions

Problems Using a Hard Disk Drive

Table 12 describes possible problems you may encounter using the hard disk drive and offers solutions.

Table 12	Problems Using a Hard Disk Drive
	Problem	Solution
	The disk drive is not	Make sure that all the SCSI devices are set to the proper
	accessible or does not	SCSI ID. (See Appendix C for default SCSI ID settings.)
	respond.
		Check that all SCSI devices are correctly cabled. Check that
		the SCSI bus is correctly terminated (terminators con-
		nected). (See Appendix C for information on SCSI cabling
		and termination.)
		Make sure that the system can communicate with the drive
		as described in “Checking the SCSI IDs” in Appendix B.
		Follow the instructions in “Dealing With a Boot Failure” in
		this chapter.
	If problems persist, contact your system administrator or call your designated service
	representative.

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