
Troubleshooting
Flowchart 2.17—Nonfunctioning Device
Nonfunctioning
device.
Reseat device.
Unplug the nonfunctioning device from the notebook, and inspect cables and plugs for bent or broken pins or other damage.
Y
Clear
CMOS.
Reattach device. Close notebook, plug in power, and reboot.
N
Device
boots
properly?
Y
Done
Any physical
device detected?
N
Replace hard drive.
Replace NIC.
If integrated NIC,
replace system
board.
Replace diskette
drive.
Fix or
replace
broken item.
Go to
“Flowchart
OS Loading”
N
Device
boots
properly?
Y
Done
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