Toshiba PROT130, T130 2.5 SATA Hard Disk Drive Troubleshooting

Chapter 2 Troubleshooting Procedures

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2.5 SATA Hard Disk Drive Troubleshooting

To check if HDD is malfunctioning or not, follow the troubleshooting procedures below as

instructed.

e 1: Partition Check

2: Message Check

3: Format Check

Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check

ector Check and Replacement Check

of the hard disk will be erased when the HDD troubleshooting

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Procedure

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Procedure 4:

Procedure 5: Conn

CAUTION: The contents

procedures are executed. Transfer the contents of the hard disk to other

storage drive(s). For the backup, refer to the User’s Manual.

Procedure 1 Partition Check

rt the computer. Perform the following

eck 2. If you

can change to drive C, go to Procedure 2.

Input FDISK and press Enter. Choose Display Partition Information from the

FDISK menu. If drive C is listed in the Display Partition Information, go to Check

3. If drive C is not listed, return to the FDISK menu and choose the option to

create a DOS partition or a logical DOS drive on drive C. If the problem still

occurs, go to Procedure 2.

heck 3 If drive C is listed as active in the FDISK menu, go to Check 4. If drive C is not

listed as active, return to the FDISK menu and choose the option to set the active

partition for drive C. Then go to Procedure 2.

heck 4 Remove the system disk from the FDD and reboot the computer. If the problem

still occurs, go to Procedure 2. Otherwise, the 2.5” HDD is operating normally.

Insert the Toshiba Free-DOS system disk and sta

checks:

Check 1 Input C: and press Enter. If you cannot change to drive C, go to Ch

Check 2