HP nx6130 HP Compaq nx6130 Series Notebook PC - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 49

Flowchart 2.13-No OS Loading, Diskette Drive

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Troubleshooting Flowchart 2.13-No OS Loading, Diskette Drive OS not loading from diskette drive. Y Reseat diskette drive. OS loading? Done N Y Nonsystem disk message? N N Bootable diskette in drive? Install bootable diskette and reboot notebook. Y N Boot from another device? Y N Diskette drive enabled in the Setup utility? Y Y Is diskette drive boot order cor- rect? N Go to "Flowchart 2.17-Nonfunctioning Device." Enable drive and cold boot notebook. Check diskette for system files. Try different diskette. Y Nonsystem disk error? N Y Replace the following components individually, retesting after each replacement: ■ Diskette drive Reset the notebook. Refer to OS loading? Done Section 1.2, "Reset- ting the Notebook," N for instructions. Change boot priority using the Setup utility. Go to "Flowchart 2.17-Non- functioning Device." Maintenance and Service Guide 2-21

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Troubleshooting
Maintenance and Service Guide
2–21
Flowchart 2.13—No OS Loading, Diskette Drive
Replace the following
components
individually,
retesting after each
replacement:
Diskette drive
Done
Y
N
Reseat
diskette drive.
OS not loading
from
diskette drive.
Done
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
OS
loading?
Nonsystem
disk message?
Bootable
diskette
in drive?
Install bootable
diskette and
reboot notebook.
Check diskette
for system files.
Try different
diskette.
Nonsystem
disk error?
OS
loading?
Boot
from another
device?
Enable drive
and cold boot
notebook.
Is diskette
drive boot
order cor-
rect?
Change boot
priority using
the Setup utility.
Go to
“Flowchart
2.17—Nonfunction-
ing Device.”
Diskette
drive enabled
in the Setup
utility?
Go to
“Flowchart 2.17—Non-
functioning Device.”
Reset the notebook.
Refer to
Section 1.2, “Reset-
ting the Notebook,”
for instructions.