HP Xw8400 HP xw8400 Workstation - Service and Technical Reference Guide - Page 124
Solving hard drive problems, Solving display problems, Table 5-6 - 5 beep
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Solving hard drive problems Table 5-6 Hard drive problems Problem Cause Solution Hard drive error occurs. Hard disk has bad sectors or Use a utility to locate and block usage of bad sectors. If has failed. necessary, reformat the hard disk. Disk transaction problem. Either the directory structure is Right-click Start, selectExplore, and select a drive. bad or there is a problem with Select File>Properties>Tools. Under Error-checking, a file. click Check Now. Drive not found (identified). Loose cable. Check cable connections. The system might not have automatically recognized a newly installed device. 1. Run Computer Setup. 2. If the system still does not recognize the new device, determine if the device is listed within Computer Setup. If it is listed, the probable cause is a driver problem. If it is not listed, the probable cause is a hardware problem. 3. If this is a newly installed drive, enter Setup and try adding a POST delay under Advanced>Power-On. Drive responds slowly immediately after power on. Run Computer Setup, and increase the POST Delay in Advanced>Power-On Options. Non-system disk/NTLDR missing System is trying to start from a Remove the diskette from the diskette drive. message. non-bootable diskette. Non-system disk/NTLDR missing message. System is trying to start from a 1. damaged hard drive. 2. Insert a bootable diskette into the diskette drive and restart the workstation. If the hard drive is still inaccessible and MBR Security is enabled, try restoring the previously saved MBR image by entering Setup and selecting Security>Restore Master Boot Record. System files missing or not properly installed. 1. Insert a bootable system diskette and restart. 2. Verify that the hard drive is partitioned and formatted. 3. Install system files for the appropriate operating system if necessary. Hard drive boot disabled in Computer Setup. Run Computer Setup, and enable the hard drive entry in the Storage->Boot Order list. 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. Workstation will not start. Hard drive is damaged. Observe the beeps and LED lights on the front of the workstation. See POST error messages on page 127. Solving display problems Table 5-7 Display problems Problem Cause Solution Blank screen (no video). The cable connections are not Check the cable connections from the monitor to the correct. workstation and to a working electrical outlet. 114 Chapter 5 System diagnostics and troubleshooting ENWW