Compaq N620C, N600c, N610V manual Flowchart 2.13 No OS Loading from Diskette Drive

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 system
		computer.
utility?				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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