vYouare carrying the hard disk drive.
vYouare carrying your computer.
This is a normal characteristic of a hard disk drive and is not a defect.
Problem: The hard disk drive does not work.
Solution: In the startup menu in IBM BIOS Setup Utility,make sure that there
is no exclamation point ! to the left of the hard disk drive or its child node. If
there is such a mark, the hard disk drive is disabled. Clear the mark to enable
the drive by pressing the Insert key.
Startup problems
Problem: The Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating system will not start.
Solution: Use the Access IBM PredesktopArea to help solve or identify your
problem.
Starting the Access IBM Predesktop is easy.If the Windows operating system
does not start correctly,the Access IBM Predesktop Area will start
automatically.If, for some reason the Access IBM Predesktop Area does not
open automatically,do the following:
1. Turnoff your PC, and then turn it back on again.
2. Watchthe screen carefully while your PC starts. When the following
prompt is displayed, press the blue Access IBM button to open theAccess
IBM Predesktop Area: “Tointerrupt normal startup, press the blue Access
IBM button.” The Access IBM PredesktopArea opens to the Utilities page.
Solving computer problems
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G40 Series Service and TroubleshootingGuide