If The Flexible Disk Drive Does Not Work; If The Hard Disk Does Not Work - HP Vectra XW User Manual

4 Troubleshooting Your Personal Workstation and Using the Setup Program

If the Flexible Disk Drive Does Not Work

1 Ensure you are using a formatted diskette and it is inserted
correctly.
2 Check you are using a diskette that is the right density. You should
use only 1.44 MB High Density diskettes in drive A (High Density
diskettes have a HD symbol printed on the diskette).
3 Check that the flexible disk drive has not been disabled in Setup
(refer to page 86).
a There are two options in the
Setup which may be used to disable or enable:
the flexible disk drives
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writing to flexible disks.
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b There is one option in the
to disable or enable:
start (boot) from flexible disks
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4 Check that the disk power and data cables are correctly connected
(refer to chapter 3).
5 Clean the flexible disk drive using a "wet-cleaning diskette kit" (this
kit may be purchased from most resellers).

If the Hard Disk Does Not Work

1 Check that the hard disk drive has not been disabled in Setup (refer
to page 86).
There is an option in the
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which may be used to disable or enable the hard disk drives
the
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Start-Up Center
from a hard disk.
2 Check that the disk power and data cables are correctly connected
(refer to chapter 3).
3 Check that power management has been correctly configured.
If Your Personal Workstation Has a Hardware Problem
Security Features
Start-Up Center
Security Features
may be used to disable or enable starting
section of
which may be used
section of Setup
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