Disk Drive - HP Compaq Presario,Presario 5013 Quick Start Manual

Disk Drive

Symptom
Not reading drive: "Abort, Retry,
Fail?" message is displayed.
"Non-system disk or disk error"
message is displayed.
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Problem
A non-formatted disk has been
inserted.
Disk is damaged.
A disk that does not contain the
system files needed to start your
computer has been inserted in
the drive.
Disk error has occurred.
System files have been damaged.
Hard drive has failed.
Solution
To format the disk:
1. Double-click the My Computer
g
icon on the Windows
desktop.
2. Select the disk (A) drive.
3. Click File, and point to Format.
4. Select the desired options, and
click Start to begin formatting
the disk.
Replace the disk with a new one.
When drive activity stops, remove the
disk and press the Spacebar.
The computer should start up.
Restart your computer by pressing
the Start/Reset button. If the error
message returns, see the next
problem "System files have
been damaged."
1. Insert a start-up disk in the disk
drive.
2. Restart your computer.
3. At the A:> prompt, type SYS C:
and press the Enter key.
4. The following message is
displayed: SYSTEM
TRANSFERRED. This task
restores the system files to the
hard disk.
5. Restart your computer.
Call Compaq Technical Support. Refer
to your Certificate of Warranty
for details.
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