15. No O/S Loading from Diskette Drive

O/S not loading from diskette drive

Non- Y

System Disk

message?

N

Boot

 

N

 

Go to Page 2-19,

from another

 

 

 

Non-Functioning

 

 

device?

 

 

 

Device

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diskette

 

N

 

 

 

 

 

Enable drive and

drive enabled

 

 

 

cold boot

in Computer

 

 

 

 

 

 

computer.

Setup?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diskette

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

Clear CMOS

drive boot order

 

 

 

 

 

correct?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change boot

 

 

 

Go to Page 2-19,

priority.

 

 

 

Non-Functioning

(see notes)

 

 

 

Device

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bootable

N

 

Install bootable

 

 

diskette

 

 

diskette and

 

in drive?

 

 

reboot computer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check diskette for

 

 

 

system files. Try

 

 

 

different diskette.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bootable

N

 

Install bootable

diskette

 

 

diskette and

 

in drive?

 

 

reboot computer.

 

 

 

 

Y

Notes: Factory Recommended

Booting Priority

1.CD-ROM drive if bootable

2.Diskette drive

3.Hard drive

4.Network

2-16 Troubleshooting Flowcharts for Desktop Computers