HP Vectra XW User Manual page 87

4 Troubleshooting Your Personal Workstation and Using the Setup Program
Missing operating
system
System boot process
failed. Press any
key to try again.
Operating System Messages that May Prevent Your Personal Workstation From
Starting:
Non-system disk
or disk error
Not ready error
reading (or
writing) drive x
If Your Personal Workstation Does Not Start
Explanation:
You tried to start the Personal Workstation but the system
could not find the operating system.
What you should do:
Run Setup and make sure the hard disk has been correctly
configured
.
Explanation:
You tried to start the Personal Workstation but the system
could not find the operating system.
What you should do:
• check the diskette contains the operating system
• check the hard disk contains the operating system
• ensure "start from the flexible disk" or "start from the
hard disk" is enabled in Setup
• for a network, ensure "remote start" is enabled in
Setup.
What you should do:
Remove the diskette, or replace it with the proper operating
system diskette, and press any alphanumeric key to continue.
Explanation:
The device specified in the error message is not ready to accept
or transmit data. This could occur if:
• The diskette has not been inserted correctly. If this is the
problem, reinsert the diskette and type ''R'' (for Retry).
• The printer is not working—ensure it is on and ready to print.
• The device has been disabled using Setup.
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