Troubleshooting Guide 11-17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symptom

 

Problem

 

Solution

 

Internet PC displays

 

A diskette that does not contain

 

When drive activity stops, remove the

one of the following

 

system files needed to start your

 

diskette, and press the spacebar. The

messages

 

Internet PC has been inserted in

 

system will start up.

“Operating System

 

drive.

 

 

 

 

Not Found,” or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System files may have been

 

Insert a startup disk that has been

“Non-system disk or

 

 

 

damaged. You will need to insert

 

created for your operating system in the

disk error.”

 

 

 

a startup disk or Windows

 

diskette drive. For more details refer to

 

 

 

 

 

Startup disk to restart your

 

Understanding Your Service and

 

 

Internet PC.

 

Support Options in the Reference Guide.

 

 

 

 

1. Restart your Internet PC.

 

 

 

 

2. At the A:\ prompt, type SYS C: and

 

 

 

 

press the Enter key. The following

 

 

 

 

message will be displayed:

 

 

 

 

‘SYSTEM TRANSFERRED’. This task

 

 

 

 

will restore the system files to your

 

 

 

 

hard drive.

 

 

 

 

3. Restart your Internet PC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Illegal Operation

 

Configuration file may be corrupt.

 

If possible, save all data, close all

has Occurred” error

 

 

 

programs, and restart your Internet PC.

message is

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contacting a Compaq Authorized Service Provider

If you were unable to fix your Internet PC using this troubleshooting guide, refer the Warranty Statement that came with your computer for the technical support telephone numbers