Compaq M300 manual Solving Drive Problems, Solving Hard Drive Problems, 15-7

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Solving Drive Problems

Solving Hard Drive Problems

Solving Hard Drive Problems

Problem

System does not recognize a hard drive.

Possible Cause

The drive is not seated properly.

The drive

is damaged.

The drive was inserted while the system was on or in Suspend (Standby) or in Hibernation.

Solution

Remove, then reinsert the drive.

Run scandisk on the drive.

Shut down the computer before inserting or removing a hard drive.

System cannot start up from a hard drive.

Hard drive cannot be accessed.

DriveLock settings cannot be accessed in Computer Setup.

The drive does not	Start up from the hard drive supplied
have the necessary	with the computer or install startup
files to start up and	software on the additional drive.
operate the
computer.
DriveLock protection	Enter DriveLock User or Master
is enabled on the	password or remove DriveLock
drive.	protection from the drive.
The DriveLock	Turn the computer off, then on, then
settings are	press F10 when the blinking cursor
accessible only	appears upper-right on the screen.
when you enter
Computer Setup by
turning on (not
restarting) the
computer.