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BIOS Error Messages that May Prevent Your PC From Starting

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4 Troubleshooting Your PC and Using the Setup Program If Your PC Does Not Start BIOS Error Messages that May Prevent Your PC From Starting: Cannot start from hard disk (A new drive may need to be partitioned and formatted). For more information refer to your manual. To continue without an explanation, just press F1. Insert system diskette in drive. Press any key to continue. Explanation: There is no operating system installed on your hard disk. What you should do: Install an operating system on the hard disk or insert a diskette with an operating system, and press any alphanumeric key to continue. Refer to chapter 1 of this User's Guide for instructions on installing an operating system. Explanation: • there is no operating system installed on your hard disk • there is no operating system on the diskette in drive A • the hard disk drive is disabled, or not present. What you should do: Install an operating system on the hard disk or insert a diskette with an operating system, and press any alphanumeric key to continue. Boot program in first sector of diskette is invalid, cannot start from this diskette. Cannot start from hard disk. Refer to chapter 1 of this User's Guide for instructions on installing an operating system. Explanation: There is a problem with the disk drive, or the disk drive is not properly formatted. What you should do: Insert a diskette with the proper operating system, and press any alphanumeric key to continue. 86 English

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4
Troubleshooting Your PC and Using the Setup Program
If Your PC Does Not Start
86
English
BIOS Error Messages that May Prevent Your PC From Starting:
Cannot start from
hard disk (A new
drive may need to be
partitioned and
formatted).
For more information
refer to your
manual. To continue
without an
explanation, just
press F1.
Explanation:
There is no operating system installed on your hard disk.
What you should do:
Install an operating system on the hard disk or insert a
diskette with an operating system, and press any
alphanumeric key to continue.
Refer to chapter 1 of this
User’s Guide
for instructions on
installing an operating system.
Insert system
diskette in drive.
Press any key to
continue.
Explanation:
•
there is no operating system installed on your hard disk
•
there is no operating system on the diskette in drive A
•
the hard disk drive is disabled, or not present.
What you should do:
Install an operating system on the hard disk or insert a
diskette with an operating system, and press any
alphanumeric key to continue.
Refer to chapter 1 of this
User’s Guide
for instructions on
installing an operating system.
Boot program in
first sector of
diskette is invalid,
cannot start from
this diskette.
Cannot start from
hard disk.
Explanation:
There is a problem with the disk drive, or the disk drive is
not properly formatted.
What you should do:
Insert a diskette with the proper operating system, and
press any alphanumeric key to continue.