Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solving Hard Drive Problems (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drive not found (identified).

Loose cable.

Check cable connections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The system may not

1.

Run Computer Setup.

 

 

have automatically

2.

If the system still does not

 

 

recognized a newly

 

 

 

recognize the new device,

 

 

installed 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.

 

 

 

3. If this is a newly installed drive,

 

 

 

 

enter Setup and try adding a

 

 

 

 

POST delay under Advanced

 

 

 

 

> Power-On.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drive’s IDE (ATA)

Run Computer Setup and enable the

 

 

controller is disabled in

Primary and Secondary IDE (ATA)

 

 

Computer Setup.

controllers in Storage > Storage

 

 

 

Options.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drive responds slowly

Run Computer Setup and increase

 

 

immediately after

the POST Delay in Advanced >

 

 

power-up.

Power-On Options.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonsystem disk/NTLDR

System is trying to start

Remove the diskette from the diskette

 

missing message.

from a non bootable

drive.

 

 

diskette.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System is trying to start

1.

Insert a bootable diskette into

 

 

from a damaged hard

 

the diskette drive and restart the

 

 

drive.

 

computer.

 

 

 

2.

If the hard drive is still

 

 

 

 

inaccessible and MBR Security

 

 

 

 

is enabled, try restoring the

 

 

 

 

previously saved MBR image by

 

 

 

 

entering Setup and selecting

 

 

 

 

Security > Restore Master

 

 

 

 

Boot Record.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System files missing or

1.

Insert a bootable system diskette

 

 

not properly installed.

 

and restart.

 

 

 

2.

Verify hard drive is partitioned

 

 

 

 

and formatted.

 

 

 

3. Install system files for the

 

 

 

 

appropriate operating system if

 

 

 

 

necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hard drive boot

Run Computer Setup and enable the

 

 

disabled in Computer

hard drive entry in the Storage >

 

 

Setup.

Boot Order list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Reference Guide, dx2200 MT

415606-001

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