Hard Disk Drive - Toshiba A40 Series User Manual

Problems above
remain unresolved
or other problems
occur

Hard disk drive

Problem
Computer does not
boot from hard disk
drive
Slow performance
Hardware and system checklist
Refer to your software's documentation to
determine if the software is causing the
difficulty.
Contact your dealer if the problems continue.
Procedure
Check if a diskette is in the diskette drive or a
CD-ROM is in the optical media drive. Remove
any diskette and/or CD-ROM and check Boot
priority. Refer to the
Chapter 7, HW Setup and
There may be a problem with your operating
system files. Refer to your OS documentation.
Your files may be fragmented. Run SCANDISK
and defragmenter to check the condition of your
files and disk. Refer to your OS documentation
or online HELP for information on running
SCANDISK and the defragmenter.
As a last resort, reformat the hard disk. Then,
reload the operating system and other files.
If problems persist, contact your dealer.
Boot Priority section in
Passwords.
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