NEC VT 300 Series manual Diskette Drive Problems

TSystem does not boot from hard drive.

The system usually tries to start from the diskette drive before it starts from the hard drive. Remove the diskette from the diskette drive.

Run the Setup Utility (see Chapter 3) and set the initial Boot parameter to Hard Drive instead of Removable Device.

System does not boot immediately after hard drive spins up.

The “Hard Disk Pre-Delay” in the BIOS Setup utility Advanced Menu can be changed to a lower setting. (If you get a message “operating system not found” after you change the setting, the delay is at too low a setting. Set the hard disk pre-delay slightly higher.)

System performance appears sluggish.

Check that your system is set for optimal operation. See your operating system documentation.

Check the memory requirements of your software applications. If required, install additional DIMM memory (see Chapter 4).

If you added optional memory, check that you correctly

Tinstalled the DIMM memory.

System password forgotten.

Clear the password and reset it (see “Clear CMOS/Password” in Chapter 3).

Diskette Drive Problems

Check the following problems to see the possible cause and solution.

5-4 Solving System Problems