Hard Drive - Compaq Presario 5UV430 Maintenance And Service Manual

Digital Dashboard displays
component icons.
Digital Dashboard display is
blank.
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Problem
Hard drive error occurs.
Drive not found.
Disk transaction problem.
Nonsystem disk message.
Digital Dashboard has not
detected system components.
Check the power cable
connection to the system
board.

Hard Drive

Probable Cause(s)
Hard disk has bad sectors or
has failed.
Cable could be loose.
Either the directory structure
is bad or there is a problem
with a file.
The system is trying to start
from a disk that is not
bootable.
When the power button is
pressed, the computer is
powered on. The LCD display
will display the icons: keyboard,
mouse, and monitor. If all
components are not detected,
the icons will need to be
displayed. If these components
are seen, the icons will
disappear.
When the power cable is
properly connected, the display
will display, "Push To Start."
Possible Solution
Run Computer Setup. Reformat
the hard disk.
Check cable connections.
From the desktop click on the
Start menu, Programs,
Accessories, System Tools, and
check for problems. If problems
exist, run scandisk and
checkmark the "Automatically
fix errors" box at the bottom to
correct the problems. If a large
enough allocation units is
found, click on the Start button
and choose Programs,
Accessories, System Tools, Disk
Defragmenter.
Remove the disk from the disk
drive.