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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: 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. 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. Missing operating system Explanation: You tried to start the PC but the PC could not find the operating system. What you should do: Run Setup and make sure the hard disk has been correctly configured. 78 English

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4
Troubleshooting Your PC and Using the Setup Program
If Your PC Does Not Start
78
English
BIOS Error Messages that May Prevent Your PC From Starting:
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.
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.
Missing operating
system
Explanation:
You tried to start the PC but the PC could not find the
operating system.
What you should do:
Run Setup and make sure the hard disk has been correctly
configured
.