HP Dc5000 HP Compaq Business Desktop dc5000 Series Service Reference Guide 2nd - Page 148

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Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics Solving Hard Drive Problems (Continued) Problem Cause Hard drive boot disabled in Computer Setup. Second Ultra ATA hard drive does not perform optimally. Using the wrong cable for the drive type. Both slow and fast UATA devices are on the same data cable. Computer will not start. Hard drive is damaged. Computer seems to be locked up. Program in use has stopped responding to commands. Solution Run Computer Setup and enable the hard drive entry in the Storage > Boot Order list. Reinstall the second Ultra ATA hard drive using an 80-conductor cable (standard on select models.) Connect slower UATA devices to a separate data cable connected to the secondary IDE (ATA) controller. Observe the beeps and LED lights on the front of the computer. See Appendix C, "POST Error Messages." 1. Attempt the normal Windows "Shut Down" procedure. 2. Press the power button for four or more seconds to turn off the power. 3. Restart the computer using the power button. D-8 360201-002 Service Reference Guide, dc5000

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Service Reference Guide, dc5000
Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics
Hard drive boot
disabled in Computer
Setup.
Run Computer Setup and enable the
hard drive entry in the
Storage >
Boot Order
list.
Second Ultra ATA hard
drive does not perform
optimally.
Using the wrong cable
for the drive type.
Reinstall the second Ultra ATA hard
drive using an 80-conductor cable
(standard on select models.)
Both slow and fast
UATA devices are on
the same data cable.
Connect slower UATA devices to a
separate data cable connected to
the secondary IDE (ATA) controller.
Computer will not start.
Hard drive is damaged.
Observe the beeps and LED lights
on the front of the computer. See
Appendix C, “POST Error
Messages.”
Computer seems to be
locked up.
Program in use has
stopped responding to
commands.
1. Attempt the normal Windows
“Shut Down” procedure.
2. Press the power button for
four or more seconds to turn off
the power.
3. Restart the computer using the
power button.
Solving Hard Drive Problems
(Continued)
Problem
Cause
Solution