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? 5-7
Symptom
Not reading drive: “Abort,
Retry, Fail?” message appears.
“Non-system disk or disk
error” message is displayed.
Diskette Drive
Problem Solution
A non-formatted
diskette has been
inserted.
To format the diskette:
1. Double-click the My Computer
g
icon on
the Windows desktop.
2. Select the diskette (A) drive.
3. Click File, and point to Format.
4. Select desired options, and click Start to
begin formatting the diskette.
Diskette is damaged. Replace the diskette with a new one.
A diskette that does
not contain system
files needed to start
your computer has
been inserted in drive.
When drive activity stops, remove the diskette
and press the Spacebar. Computer should start
up.
Disk error has
occurred.
Restart your computer by pressing the Start/
Reset button. If the error returns, see the next
problem “System files have been damaged.”
System files have been
damaged.
1. Insert a start-up disk in the diskette drive.
2. Restart your computer.
3. At the A:> prompt, type SYS C: and press the
Enter key. The following message is
displayed: SYSTEM TRANSFERRED. This task
will restore the system files to the hard disk.
4. Restart your computer.
Hard drive has failed. Call Compaq Technical Support. Refer to your
Certificate of Warranty for details.