HP 8200 SM774UP manual Solving Hard Drive Problems, Advanced Power-On Options

Table C-4Solving Hard Drive Problems (continued)

Drive not found (identified).

Cause	Solution
The system may not have automatically recognized a newly	See reconfiguration directions in the Solving Hardware
installed device.	Installation Problems on page 117 section. If the system still
	does not recognize the new device, check to see if the
	device is listed within Computer Setup. If it is listed, the
	probable cause is a driver problem. If it is not listed, the
	probable cause is a hardware problem.
	If this is a newly installed drive, run the Computer Setup
	utility and try adding a POST delay under Advanced >
	Power-On.
The device is attached to a SATA port that has been hidden	Run the Computer Setup utility and ensure Device Available
in Computer Setup.	is selected for the device's SATA port in Security > Device
	Security.
Drive responds slowly immediately after power-up.	Run Computer Setup and increase the POST Delay in
	Advanced > Power-On Options.
Nonsystem disk/NTLDR missing message.
Cause	Solution
The system is trying to start from a diskette that is not	Remove the diskette from the diskette drive.
bootable.
The system is trying to start from the hard drive but the hard	1. Insert a bootable diskette into the diskette drive and
drive may have been damaged.		restart the computer.
	2.	Check the hard drive format using fdisk: If NTFS
		formatting, use a third party reader to evaluate the
		drive. If FAT32 formatting, the hard drive cannot be
		accessed.
System files missing or not properly installed.	1. Insert a bootable diskette into the diskette drive and
		restart the computer.
	2.	Check the hard drive format using Fdisk: If NFTFS
		formatting, use a third party reader to evaluate the
		drive. If FAT32 formatting, the hard drive cannot be
		accessed.
	3.	Install system files for the appropriate operating system.
Hard drive boot has been disabled in Computer Setup.	Run the Computer Setup utility and enable the hard drive
	entry in the Storage > Boot Order list.
Bootable hard drive is not attached as first in a multi-hard	If attempting to boot from a hard drive, ensure it is attached
drive configuration.	to the system board dark blue SATA connector.
Bootable hard drive's controller is not listed first in the Boot	Run the Computer Setup utility and select Storage > Boot
Order.	Order and ensure the bootable hard drive's controller is
	listed immediately under the Hard Drive entry.

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