5-4 Solving System Problems
System does not boot from hard drive.
The system usually tries to start from the diskette drive
before it starts from the hard drive. Remove the diskette
from the diskette drive.
Run the Setup Utility (see Chapter 3) and set the initial
Boot parameter to Hard Drive instead of Removable
Device.
System does not boot immediately after hard drive
spins up.
The “Hard Disk Pre-Delay” in the BIOS Setup utility
Advanced Menu can be changed to a lower setting. (If you
get a message “operating system not found” after you
change the setting, the delay is at too low a setting. Set the
hard disk pre-delay slightly higher.)
System performance appears sluggish.
Check that your system is set for optimal operation. See
your operating system documentation.
Check the memory requirements of your software
applications. If required, install additional DIMM memory
(see Chapter 4).
If you added optional memory, check that you correctly
installed the DIMM memory.
System password forgotten.
Clear the password and reset it (see “Clear
CMOS/Password” in Chapter 3).
Diskette Drive Problems
Check the following problems to see the possible cause and
solution.
