Troubleshooting

Flowchart 2.13 - No OS Loading from Diskette Drive

 

 

 

 

Y

OS not loading

 

Reseat

OS

 

from

 

Done

 

diskette drive.

loading?

diskette drive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

 

Y

 

 

N

Nonsystem

 

 

Bootable

Install bootable

 

 

diskette

diskette and

disk message?

 

 

 

 

in drive?

reboot computer.

 

 

 

N

 

 

Y

 

 

N

Go to

Check diskette

 

Boot

 

 

 

Flowchart 2.17,

for system files.

 

from another

 

 

 

Nonfunctioning

Try different

 

device?

 

 

 

Device.

diskette.

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

 

Y

Diskette

 

Enable drive

Nonsystem

1. Replace

drive enabled

 

diskette drive.

 

and cold boot

in the setup

 

disk error?

2. Replace

 

computer.

utility?

 

 

system board.

 

 

 

Y

 

 

N

 

 

Y

Clear CMOS.

 

Y

 

 

 

 

Diskette

 

Refer to

OS

 

 

Section 1.3,

Done

drive boot

 

“Clearing a

loading?

order?

 

Password,” for

 

 

N

 

instructions.

N

 

Change boot

 

Go to

 

 

 

Flowchart 2.17,

 

 

priority using

 

 

 

 

Nonfunctioning

 

 

the setup utility.

 

 

 

 

Device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Compaq N1000 manual Flowchart 2.13 No OS Loading from Diskette Drive