Compaq 1400 Laptop User Manual


 
P
RESARIO
N
OTEBOOK
B
EYOND
S
ETUP
G
UIDE
S
OLUTIONS
9-9
1400 S
ERIES
Q. I receive hard disk error messages. What is wrong?
A. A hard disk error messa
g
e is displa
y
ed when part of the
hard disk has failed. The hard drive can be restored b
y
usin
g
the ScanDisk utilit
y
.
To repair the hard disk usin
g
the ScanDisk Utilit
y
, complete
the followin
g
steps:
1. Click the Start button, point to Programs, Accessories,
then System Tools, then click ScanDisk to open the
ScanDisk dialo
g
box.
2. Select the hard disk and an
y
other desired options.
3. Click the Start button to be
g
in the repair process.
Q. I receive a non-system disk or disk error message. What
is wrong?
A. If
y
ou have a non-s
y
stem or disk error messa
g
e, check
the followin
g
:
Check the diskette drive to see if
y
ou have a diskette in the
drive. When drive activit
y
stops, remove the diskette and
press the Spacebar to continue the startup process.
If a diskette is not in the drive, the s
y
stem files have been
dama
g
ed. To repair the s
y
stem files, complete the
followin
g
steps:
a. In the diskette drive, insert the startup diskette that
y
ou
have created for
y
our operatin
g
s
y
stem.
b. Press and hold down the Power
button until
y
our
Notebook shuts down.
c. Press the Power
button to restart
y
our Notebook.
d. At the A:\ prompt, t
y
pe SYS C: and press the Enter
ke
y
. The followin
g
messa
g
e is displa
y
ed:
SYSTEM TRANSFERRED. This operation restores
the s
y
stem files to
y
our hard disk.
e. When the operation is complete, restart
y
our Notebook.