8170 N/B MAINTENANCE

8.8Hard Drive Test Error

Either an error message is shown, or the driver motor continues spinning, while reading data is from or writing data is to hard drive.

Hard Driver

Test Error

1.Check if BIOS setup is OK?.

2.Try another working drive and cable.

Re-boot

Yes

 

Replace the faulty parts.

 

 

OK?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

 

 

Check the system driver for proper installation.

Re - Test

Yes

End

OK?

 

No

 

Replace

Motherboard

Board-level

Troubleshooting

One of the following parts or signals on the motherboard may be defective, use an oscilloscope to check the signals or replace the parts one at a time and test after each replacement.

PARTS:

 

SIGNALS:

 

U17

R138

 

-HDDRST

-PDACK

Q13

Q14

 

PDA1

PDA0

R137

C201

 

PIORDY

PDERQ

C182

R84

 

-PDIOW

-PDIOR

R91

R71

 

IRQ14

-PCS1

R156

J21

 

 

-PCS3

PDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

PDD[0:15]

 

 

 

 

-HDD_PWRON

 

 

 

 

 

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