If The Hard Disk Does Not Work; If An Accessory Board Does Not Work - HP Vectra VE 5/series 2 User Manual

2 Check you are using a diskette that is the right density. You should use only 1.44 MB High
Density diskettes in drive A (High Density diskettes have a HD symbol printed on the
diskette).
3 Check that the flexible disk drive has not been disabled in Setup (refer to "Using the HP
Setup Program" in this chapter).
a There are two options in the Security Features section of Setup which may be used
to disable or enable:
• the flexible disk drives
• writing to flexible disks.
b There is one option in the Start-Up Center which may be used to disable or enable:
• start (boot) from flexible disks
4 Check that the disk power and data cables are correctly connected (refer to chapter 3).
5 Clean the flexible disk drive using a "wet-cleaning diskette kit" (this kit may be purchased
from most resellers).

IF THE HARD DISK DOES NOT WORK

1 Check that the hard disk drive has not been disabled in Setup (refer to "Using the HP
Setup Program" in this chapter).
• There is an option in the Security Features section of Setup which may be used to
disable or enable the hard disk drives
• the Start-Up Center may be used to disable or enable starting from hard disk.
2 Check that the disk power and data cables are correctly connected (refer to chapter 3).
3 Check that power management has been correctly configured.
If the Hard Disk Activity Light Does Not Work
If the hard disk activity light does not flicker when the PC is accessing the hard disk drive:
1 Check that the control panel connector is firmly attached to the system board.
2 Check that the disk power and data cables are correctly connected (refer to chapter 3).

IF AN ACCESSORY BOARD DOES NOT WORK

Perform the following checks:
1 Ensure the board has been firmly installed in the accessory board slot (refer to chapter 3)
2 Ensure the board is not using memory, I/O addresses, an IRQ, or DMA also used by the
PC. Refer to the board's manual for details.
3 Check that the PC has been configured correctly in Setup.
4 If the problem persists, contact the accessory board vendor.