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Changing the Hard Disk, BIOS Problems, Updating Your PC’s BIOS - motherboard

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1 Troubleshooting Your PC BIOS Problems Changing the Hard Disk If the hard disk is corrupted and you can no longer use it, you should replace it with a new hard disk drive. Refer to "Upgrading the Hard Disk Drive" on page 48. If the replacement hard disk drive is brand new, you will need to partition and format the drive. Refer to your operating system documentation for information on how to do this. BIOS Problems Many problems with your PC can be solved by updating (flashing) the PC's BIOS (Basic Input Output System). The BIOS is a set of program routines that gives the PC its fundamental operational characteristics. Updating Your PC's BIOS Updating (flashing) your BIOS is a simple procedure that involves booting your PC from a floppy disk containing the new BIOS. The latest BIOS for your PC along with instructions on updating can be downloaded from HP's Support Web site at: www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport. Recovering from a BIOS Update Failure Although the BIOS update (flashing) process is very well protected, there is always the possibility of a failure. This may occur, for example, if there is a power failure while the BIOS is being updated. To avoid having to replace the motherboard due to corrupted EEPROM, follow this recovery procedure to restore the contents of EEPROM: 1 Create a bootable floppy disk in MS-DOS. 2 Copy the BIOS image you require (for example, HZxxxx.FUL), and phlash.exe and platform.bin onto the bootable floppy disk. 3 Add the following line to the floppy's AUTOEXEC.BAT file: Phlash/c/mode=3 HZxxxx.FUL. 31

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Troubleshooting Your PC
BIOS Problems
Changing the Hard Disk
If the hard disk is corrupted and you can no longer use it, you should
replace it with a new hard disk drive. Refer to “Upgrading the Hard
Disk Drive” on page 48.
If the replacement hard disk drive is brand new, you will need to
partition and format the drive. Refer to your operating system
documentation for information on how to do this.
BIOS Problems
Many problems with your PC can be solved by updating (flashing) the
PC’s BIOS (Basic Input Output System). The BIOS is a set of program
routines that gives the PC its fundamental operational characteristics.
Updating Your PC’s BIOS
Updating (flashing) your BIOS is a simple procedure that involves
booting your PC from a floppy disk containing the new BIOS.
The latest BIOS for your PC along with instructions on updating can be
downloaded from HP’s Support Web site at:
www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport
.
Recovering from a BIOS Update Failure
Although the BIOS update (flashing) process is very well protected,
there is always the possibility of a failure. This may occur, for example,
if there is a power failure while the BIOS is being updated. To avoid
having to replace the motherboard due to corrupted EEPROM, follow
this recovery procedure to restore the contents of EEPROM:
1
Create a bootable floppy disk in MS-DOS.
2
Copy the BIOS image you require (for example,
HZxxxx.FUL
), and
phlash.exe
and
platform.bin
onto the bootable floppy disk.
3
Add the following line to the floppy’s
AUTOEXEC.BAT
file:
Phlash/c/mode=3 HZxxxx.FUL
.