Troubleshooting

 

 

 

Hard disk drive

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

Procedure

 

 

 

 

Computer does not

Check to see whether that is a floppy diskette in

 

boot from hard disk

the floppy diskette drive or a CD-ROM/DVD-

 

drive

ROM in the optical disc drive - if so remove it and

 

 

try to start the computer again.

 

 

If this has no effect, check the Boot Priority

 

 

setting within the TOSHIBA HW Setup utility.

 

 

 

 

 

Please refer to your operating system

 

 

documentation in order to determine whether

 

 

there is a problem with any of the operating

 

 

system files or settings.

 

 

 

 

Slow performance

The files on the hard disk drive may be

 

 

fragmented - in this instance you should run the

 

 

Disk Defragmentation utility to check the

 

 

condition of your files and the hard disk drive.

 

 

Please refer to the operating system's

 

 

documentation or online Help File for further

 

 

information on operating and using the Disk

 

 

Defragmentation utility.

 

 

 

 

 

As a last resort you should reformat the hard disk

 

 

drive and then reload the operating system and

 

 

all other files and data. If you are still unable to

 

 

resolve the problem, contact your reseller, dealer

 

 

or service provider.

 

 

 

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Toshiba Pro L500D user manual Hard disk drive

Pro L500, Pro L500D specifications

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