Hard Disk Drive - Toshiba Satellite A100 User Manual

User's Manual
Problem
Problems above
remain unresolved or
other problems occur

Hard disk drive

Problem
Computer does not
boot from hard disk
drive
Slow performance
9-8
Procedure
Refer to your software's documentation to deter-
mine if the software is causing the difficulty.
Contact your dealer if the problems continue.
Procedure
Check if a diskette is in the diskette drive or a
CD-ROM is in the optical media drive. Remove
any diskette and/or CD-ROM and check Boot
priority. Refer to Chapter 7,
There may be a problem with your operating
system files. Refer to your OS documentation.
Your files may be fragmented. Run SCANDISK
and defragmenter to check the condition of your
files and disk. Refer to your OS documentation
or online HELP for information on running
SCANDISK and the defragmenter.
As a last resort, reformat the hard disk. Then,
reload the operating system and other files.
If problems persist, contact your dealer.
Boot Priority.