Toshiba A105 S4064 Maintenance Manual - Page 55

2 Troubleshooting 2.5 2.5-inch HDD 2.5 2.5-inch HDD To check if the 2.5- inch HDD is defective or malfunctioning, follow the troubleshooting procedures below as instructed. Procedure 1 Message Check Procedure 2 Partition Check Procedure 3 Format Check Procedure 4 Test Program Check Procedure 5 Connector Check and Replacement Check CAUTIO N: The contents of the 2.5-inch HDD will be erased when the HDD 2.5-inch HDD diagnostic test or formatting is executed. Save the required contents of the HDD to floppy disks or other storage drive in advance. Procedure 1 Message Check When the computer's HDD does not function properly, some of the following error messages may appear on the display. Follow the steps below to check the HDD. Check 1 If either of the following messages appears, go to Procedure 2. If the following messages do not appear, perform Check 3. Insert system disk in drive Press any key when ready ..... or Non-System disk or disk error Replace and press any key Check 2 Check TSETUP to see if the Hard Disk option has been set to "Not used". If so, choose another setting and restart the computer. If the problem persists, go to Procedure 2. Procedure 2 Partition Check Enter the MS-DOS system. Perform the following checks: Check 1 Type C: and press the Enter key. If you cannot change to drive C, perform Check 2. If you can change to drive C, perform Check 3. Check 2 Type FDISK and press the Enter key. Choose "Display partition information" from the FDISK menu. If drive C is listed, perform Check 3. If drive C is not listed, return to the FDISK menu and choose the option to 2-12 Satellite A100/A105 / TECRA A7 Maintenance Manual