Compaq N800C 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	Done
from
	diskette drive.	loading?
diskette drive.
		N
	Y		N
Nonsystem		Bootable	Install bootable
		diskette	diskette and
disk message?
		in drive?	reboot notebook.
N		Y
	N
Boot	Go to	Check diskette
	Section 2.17,	for system files.
from another
	Nonfunctioning	Try different
device?
	Device.	diskette.
Y
	N		Y
Diskette	Enable drive		1. Replace
drive enabled		Nonsystem	diskette drive.
	and cold boot
in the setup		disk error?	2. Replace system
	notebook.
utility?			board.
Y		N
	Y		Y
	Clear CMOS.
Diskette	Refer to Section	OS	Done
drive boot	1.2, “Clearing a
		loading?
order?	Password,” for
N	instructions.	N
Change boot	Go to
	Section 2.17,
priority using
	Nonfunctioning
the setup utility.
	Device.

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