Hard Disk Problems; Newly-Installed Drive Problems - Epson NX Service Manual

Hard Disk Problems

If there is a problem with the hard disk drive, see the suggestions below:

Newly-installed Drive Problems

If there is a problem with a newly installed drive, follow these suggestions:
1
Verify that you ran the SETUP program to enable the built-in hard disk controller and
have defined the hard disk drive type correctly.
2
Check all the cable connections to make sure you installed the drive correctly. (See
page 3-16.) Also, check the jumper settings on the drive to be sure they are set
correctly.
3 Lf you installed a non-Epson hard disk drive, verify that it has a DOS partition. (The
hard disk drives Epson provides with the Epson NX have a DOS partition as well as a
partition for NeXTSTEP software.) You can check for a DOS partition by booting
with a DOS system diskette and running the FDISK program. If FDISK reports that no
partition exists, then it means that DOS has not been installed.
Note If the hard disk is not an IDE-type drive, it may need to be physically formatted.
Follow the instructions in the
Reference diskette.
4
Test the drive by running the hard disk diagnostics tests. If the tests indicate a
problem, replace the drive.
Figure 2-5 Hard Disk Problems
Guide for the HDD format program on the
Troubleshooting