Hardware Installation - Compaq Presario 5UV430 Maintenance And Service Manual

Hard drive operation seems
slow, or hard drive activity
light is not on, or stays on
without blinking.
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Problem
A new device is not
recognized as part of the
computer system.
The system is trying to start
from the hard drive but the
hard disk has been damaged.
Disk boot has been disabled in
Computer Setup.
The hard disk files may be
fragmented.

Hardware Installation

Probable Cause(s)
When the system advised you
of changes to the
configuration, you did not save
the changes.
The system may not have
automatically recognized the
new device.
The cables for the new
external device are loose, or
the power cables are
unplugged.
Insert a bootable disk into the
disk drive and restart the
computer with Ctrl+Alt+Del.
Run Computer Setup and
enable disk drives.
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.
Possible Solutions
Reboot the computer and follow
the instructions for saving
changes.
Run Computer Setup and
identify the device.
Check all cables.