HP Pro 4300 Maintenance And Service Manual page 97

Disk transaction problem.
Cause
Either the directory structure is bad or there is a problem with
a file.
Drive not found (identified).
Cause
Cable could be loose.
The system may not have automatically recognized a newly
installed device.
The device is attached to a SATA port that has been hidden
in Computer Setup.
Drive responds slowly immediately after power-up.
Nonsystem disk/NTLDR missing message.
Cause
The system is trying to start from a diskette that is not
bootable.
The system is trying to start from the hard drive but the hard
drive may have been damaged.
System files missing or not properly installed.
Hard drive boot has been disabled in Computer Setup.
Solution
Right-click Start, click Explore, and right-click on a drive.
Select Properties then select the Tools tab. Under Error-
checking click Check Now.
Solution
Check cable connections.
See reconfiguration directions in the
Installation Problems on page 101
does not recognize the new device, check to see if the
device is listed within Computer Setup. If it is listed, the
probable cause is a driver problem. If it is not listed, the
probable cause is a hardware problem.
If this is a newly installed drive, run the Computer Setup
utility and try adding a POST delay under Advanced >
Power-On.
Run the Computer Setup utility and ensure Device Available
is selected for the device's SATA port in Security > Device
Security.
Run Computer Setup and increase the POST Delay in
Advanced > Power-On Options.
Solution
Remove the diskette from the diskette drive.
1. Insert a bootable diskette into the diskette drive and
restart the computer.
2. Check the hard drive format using fdisk: If NTFS
formatting, use a third party reader to evaluate the
drive. If FAT32 formatting, the hard drive cannot be
accessed.
1. Insert a bootable diskette into the diskette drive and
restart the computer.
2. Check the hard drive format using Fdisk: If NFTFS
formatting, use a third party reader to evaluate the
drive. If FAT32 formatting, the hard drive cannot be
accessed.
3. Install system files for the appropriate operating system.
Run the Computer Setup utility and enable the hard drive
entry in the Storage > Boot Order list.
Solving Hard Drive Problems
Solving Hardware
section. If the system still
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