Toshiba TECRA A9 Series Maintenance Manual

2.6 HDD Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures
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Procedure 2 Partition Check
Insert the Toshiba MS-DOS system disk and restart the computer with U key holding down.
Perform the following checks:
Check 1 Type C: and press Enter. If you cannot change to drive C, go to Check 2. If you
can change to drive C, go to Check 3.
Check 2 Type FDISK and press Enter. Choose Display Partition Information from the
FDISK menu. If drive C is listed, go to Check 3. If drive C is not listed, return to
the FDISK menu and choose the option to create a DOS partition on drive C.
Restart the computer from the Toshiba MS-DOS system disk. If the problem still
exists, go to Procedure 3.
Check 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. Restart the computer and then go to Procedure 3.
Check 4 Remove the FD and restart the computer. If the problem still exists, go to
Procedure 3.
Check 5 Using the SYS command on the Toshiba MS-DOS system disk, install system
files on the HDD.
If the following message appears on the display, the system files have been
transferred to the HDD. Restart the computer. If the problem still exists, go to
Procedure 3.
System transferred
NOTE: If the computer is running Windows 2000, OSR2 or higher and the hard disk has
more than 512 MB capacity, the FDISK program will ask if you need support for
a partition larger than 2GB. Select Y for large partition support; however, be
sure to read the precaution regarding access by other operating systems.

Toshiba TECRA A9 Series Specifications

General

Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo
Display	15.4-inch
Display Resolution	1280 x 800 pixels
RAM	Up to 4 GB
Operating System	Windows Vista
Optical Drive	DVD-RW
Wireless	802.11a/g/n
Ports	USB 2.0, VGA, Ethernet, Headphone