Solving Hard Drive Problems
Problem | Possible Cause | Solution |
Reading the hard | Your computer | Give your computer time |
drive takes an | entered Hibernation | to restore the previously |
unusually long | due to a low battery | stored data to its state |
time after restarting | and is now exiting | prior to Hibernation. |
the computer | from Hibernation. |
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Hard drive error | The hard drive has | If you are running |
occurs | bad sectors or has | Windows, press |
| failed. | Start→Programs→Acces |
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| sories→System |
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| Tools→ScanDisk. Place |
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| a check in the |
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| Automatically Fix Errors |
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| box. Start the ScanDisk |
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| utility. |
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| If you are running |
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| Windows NT, go to the |
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| system prompt and type |
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| chkdsk. Your computer |
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| will automatically scan for |
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| errors. |
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| Reformat the hard drive. |
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| Contact your Compaq |
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| authorized dealer, |
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| reseller, or service |
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| provider or the Compaq |
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| Customer Support Center |
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| for assistance. |
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