Setup.the Initialization menu.

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Solving Hard Drive Problems

Some common causes and solutions for hard drive problems are listed in the following table.

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To prevent loss of information, always maintain an up-to-date backup of your hard drive at all times, in case of errors or failures.

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Table 2-19. Solving Hard Drive Problems

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ProblemProbable CauseSolution(s)

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Reading hard drive

System

entered

Give the system time to

takes an unusually

Hibernation due to

restore the previously

long time after

low-battery condition

saved

data to its exact

restarting the

and is

now exiting from

state

before Hibernation.

computer.

it.

 

 

 

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Hard drive error

Hard drive

has

bad

Run Computer Checkup from

occurs.

sectors or

has

failed.

the

Compaq Diagnostics

 

 

 

 

diskette.

 

 

 

 

See

POST error messages.

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Errors occur

after

Additional hard drive

Boot from the

original

booting from

an

does

not have the LTE

LTE 5000

hard

drive

or a

additional hard

5000

software.

hard

drive that has

been

drive.

 

 

 

prepared

with

the LTE

 

 

 

 

5000

software.

 

 

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Computer

does not

Additional hard drive

Verify that the

restart after

does not have secondary

additional drive has the

additional hard

drive capability

secondary-drive icon. See

drive is

inserted.

 

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Hard drive does not

Hard drive is not seated

Turn off

the computer,

work.

properly.

remove and reinsert the

 

 

hard drive, then turn the

 

 

computer

on.

 

Hard drive was removed

Turn off

computer; then

 

and replaced while

turn it on again.

 

computer was on, in

 

 

 

Standby, or in

 

 

 

Hibernation.

 

 

 

Hard drive is damaged.

Replace

the hard drive.

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Hard drive cannot

Screw has

been inserted

Remove the

screw from

be removed.

to secure

drive in

the bottom

of the

 

computer bay.

computer.