Solving Hard Drive Problems

Table 2-4Solving Hard Drive Problems

Hard drive error occurs.

Cause	Solution

Hard disk has bad sectors or has failed.

1.In Microsoft Windows XP, right-click Start, click Explore, and select a drive. Select File > Properties > Tools. Under Error-checking, click Check Now.

In Microsoft Windows Vista, right-click Start, click Explore, and right-click on a drive. Select Properties then select the Tools tab. Under Error- checking click Check Now.

2.Use a utility to locate and block usage of bad sectors. If necessary, reformat the hard disk.

Disk transaction problem.

Cause	Solution

Either the directory structure is bad or there is a problem with a file.

In Microsoft Windows XP, right-click Start, click Explore, and select a drive. Select File > Properties > Tools. Under Error- checking, click Check Now.

In Microsoft Windows Vista, right-clickStart, click Explore, and right-click on a drive. Select Properties then select the Tools tab. Under Error-checking click Check Now.

Drive not found (identified).

Cause	Solution

Cable could be loose.	Check cable connections.

The system may not have automatically recognized a newly	See reconfiguration directions in the Solving Hardware
installed device.	Installation Problems on page 32 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 in	Run the Computer Setup utility and ensure Device Available
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 bootable.	Remove the diskette from the diskette drive.

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