HP Compaq Presario,Presario 5000 User Manual page 184

Symptom
"Non-system disk or disk
error" message is displayed.
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A diskette has been
inserted in drive that
does not contain the
system files necessary
to start your computer.
Disk error has
occurred.
System files have been
damaged.
Hard drive has failed.
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Problem
When drive activity stops, remove the diskette
and press the spacebar. Your computer will start
up.
Restart your computer by pressing the Start/
Reset button. If the error returns, see the next
problem "System files have been damaged."
1. Insert a start-up disk in the diskette drive.
2. Restart your computer.
3. At the A:\ prompt, type SYS C: and press the
Enter key. The following message will be
displayed: SYSTEM TRANSFERRED. This task
will restore the system files to your hard
drive.
4. Restart your computer.
Call Compaq Technical Support. Refer to your
Certificate of Warranty for details.
Solution
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