Flowchart 2.13—No Os Loading, Diskette Drive - HP Compaq nc8000 Maintenance And Service Manual

Flowchart 2.13—No OS Loading, Diskette Drive
OS not loading
from
diskette drive.
Nonsystem
disk message?
N
Boot
from another
device?
Y
Diskette
drive enabled
in the Setup
utility?
Y
Is diskette
drive boot
order
correct?
N
Change boot
priority using
the Setup utility.
Maintenance and Service Guide
Reseat
diskette drive.
Y
N
Go to
"Flowchart
2.17—Nonfunc-
tioning Device"
N
Enable drive
and cold boot
notebook.
Y
Clear CMOS.
Refer to
"Section
1.3 Clearing a
Password"
instructions.
Go to
"Flowchart
2.17—Nonfunc-
tioning Device"
loading?
N
Bootable
diskette
in drive?
Y
Check diskette
for system files.
Try different
diskette.
Nonsystem
disk error?
N
loading?
N
for
Troubleshooting
Y
OS
N
Install bootable
reboot notebook.
Y
1. Replace diskette
drive.
2. Replace system
board.
Y
OS
Done
diskette and
Done
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