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Troubleshooting
Failure to boot
On the completion of POST, the computer attempts to boot
from a system diskette then a bootable hard disk partition.
MS-DOS is normally pre-installed on systems with a hard
disk.
If necessary, your operating system manuals should tell you
how to format a blank diskette as a system diskette (for
example, DOS uses the Format a: /s command) or how to
partition and format a hard disk (DOS uses the Fdisk utility
and Format command).
The rest of this section lists some of the error messages
that can be displayed when the computer fails to boot.
Non-system disk or disk error
Press the F1 key to continue
The diskette drive contains a non-system diskette. Replace
it with a system diskette and press F1.
Diskette read failure
Press the F1 key to continue
The diskette is either not formatted or defective. Replace
it with a system diskette and press F1.
No boot sector on fixed disk
Press the F1 key to continue
The hard disk has no active, bootable partition or is not
formatted. Insert a system diskette, press F1, and format
the hard disk as described in your operating system manuals.
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