Service Reference Guide, d200 336493-004 D–7
Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics
Solving Hard Drive Problems
Solving Hard Drive Problems
Problem Cause Solution
Hard drive error occurs. Hard disk has bad
sectors or has failed.
Use a utility to locate and block
usage of bad sectors. If necessary,
reformat the hard disk.
Disk transaction problem. Either the directory
structure is bad or there
is a problem with a file.
In Windows XP, right-click Start,
click Explore, and select a drive.
Select File > Properties > Tools.
Under Error-checking, click
Check Now.
Drive not found (identified). Loose cable. Check cable connections.
The system may not
have automatically
recognized a newly
installed device.
1. Run Computer Setup.
2. If the system still does not
recognize the new device,
check to see if the device is
listed within Computer Setup. If
it is listed, the probable cause is
a driver problem. If it is not
listed, the probable cause is a
hardware problem.
3. If this is a newly installed drive,
enter Setup and try adding a
POST delay under Advanced
> Power-On.
Drive jumper settings
may be incorrect.
If the drive is a secondary drive that
has just been installed on the same
cable as the primary drive, verify
that the jumpers for both drives are
set correctly.
Drive’s IDE (ATA)
controller is disabled in
Computer Setup.
Run Computer Setup and enable the
Primary and Secondary IDE (ATA)
controllers in Storage > Storage
Options.
Drive responds slowly
immediately after
power-up.
Run Computer Setup and increase
the POST Delay in Advanced >
Power-On Options.
Nonsystem disk/NTLDR
missing message.
System is trying to start
from a non bootable
diskette.
Remove the diskette from the diskette
drive.
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