Hard Disk ProblemsIf you have problems with your hard disk when you first start to use it, make sure it is properly set up. (See the instructions for setting up the hard disk in Chapter 3.) Then try the following steps:
1.Be sure the switch marked HDD POWER, on the back of the computer, is on.
2.If you cannot load MS-DOS from your hard disk, you may be missing one of the MS-DOS system files. Turn off your computer and insert your working copy of the Startup/ Operating 1 diskette into drive A. Then turn on your computer and log onto your hard disk drive.
If this procedure works, make sure the file COMMAND.COM is in the root directory of your hard disk. You can check this by typing the following and pressing Enter:
DIR C:\COMMAND.COM
If MS-DOS responds with the message File not found, use the COPY command to copy COMMAND.COM from the diskette to the root directory of the hard disk, then restart your system.
If COMMAND.COM is already in the root directory, use the MENU utility (see Chapter 5) or the FC command (see your MS-DOS manual) to compare the COMMAND.COM file on your diskette with the COMMAND.COM file in the root directory of your hard disk. If the files don’t match, use the COPY command to replace the COMMAND.COM file on your hard disk with the COMMAND.COM file on your diskette.
3.If the hard disk still doesn’t work, the root directory of your hard disk may be missing some hidden MS-DOS system files. (Hidden files are files whose names do not appear in a directory listing. MS-DOS normally keeps two hidden files in the root directory of your hard disk.)