Troubleshooting
Flowchart 2.17—Nonfunctioning Device
Clear
CMOS.
Reattach device.
Close notebook,
plug in power,
and reboot.
Device
boots
properly?
Y
Done
2–28
Unplug the nonfunctioning device from
the notebook, and inspect cables and plugs for
bent or broken pins or other damage.
N
N
If integrated NIC,
Nonfunctioning
device.
Reseat
device.
Y
Any physical
device detected?
Replace hard
drive.
Replace NIC.
replace system
board.
Replace diskette
drive.
Maintenance and Service Guide
Fix or
replace
broken item.
Go to
Flowchart
2.9—No
Operating System
(OS) Loading.
Device
boots
properly?
Y
Done
N