Biostar M6TWO Manual page 68

Chapter 3
System does not boot from hard disk drive, can be booted from CD-ROM drive.
PROBABLE CAUSE
Connector between hard
drive and system board
unplugged.
Damaged hard disk or
disk controller.
Hard disk directory or
FAT is scrambled.
System only boots from CD-ROM. Hard disk can be read and applications can be
used but booting from hard disk is impossible.
PROBABLE CAUSE
Hard disk boot program
has been destroyed.
PROBLEM
DIAGNOSIS
When attempting to run
the FDISK utility you get
a message, INVALID
DRIVE
SPECIFICATION.
Format hard disk; if
unable to do so the hard
disk may be defective.
Run the FDISK program,
format the hard drive.
Copy data that was
backed up onto hard
drive.
PROBLEM
DIAGNOSIS
A number of causes
could be behind this.
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Trouble Shooting
SOLUTION
Check cable running
from disk to disk
controller board. Make
sure both ends are
securely plugged in;
check the drive type in
the standard CMOS
setup.
Contact technical
support.
Backing up the hard
drive is extremely
important. All hard disks
are capable of breaking
down at any time.
SOLUTION
Back up data and
applications files.
Reformat the hard drive.
Re-install applications
and data using backup
disks.