HP Vectra PC User's Guide
4 Troubleshooting
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79
BIOS and Operating System Messages
Error
Explanation & Corrective Actions
Boot program in first sector of
diskette is invalid, cannot start
from this diskette.Cannot start
from hard disk.
There is a problem with the disk drive, or the disk
drive is not properly formatted.Insert a diskette with
the proper operating system, then press any
alphanumeric key to continue.
Insert system diskette in
drive. Press any key to
continue.
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Either there is no operating system diskette in drive
A, or
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The hard disk drive is disabled, or not present.
Insert a diskette with the proper operating system, and
press any alphanumeric key to continue.
Missing operating system
The operating system could not be found when
starting the PC.
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Restart the PC by pressing
CTRL
,
ALT
, and
DELETE
.
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Run the Setup program to check that the hard disk
drive has been detected correctly.
If the problem persists, contact your service
representative.
System boot process failed.
Press any key to try again.
You tried to start the PC, but the PC could not find the
operating system.
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Check that the flexible disk contains the operating
system
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Check that the hard disk drive contains the
operating system
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Ensure Start from FDD or Start from HDD is
enabled in the Setup program.
Non-system disk or disk error
Remove the diskette, or replace it with the proper
operating system diskette, and press any
alphanumeric key to continue.
Not ready error reading (or
writing) drive x
The device specified in the error message is not ready
to accept or transmit data. This could occur if:
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The diskette has not been inserted correctly. If this
is the problem, reinsert the diskette and type R (for
Retry).
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The printer is not workingensure it is on and ready
to print.
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The device has been disabled using Setup.
Configuration parameter
automatically corrected:
Plug & Play Display set to
Disabled
The parameters returned by the display do not match
the DCC1 standard used by your PC for the automatic
setup of ergonomic refresh rates. The Plug and Play
Display parameter in the Setup program has been set
to Disabled to avoid a blank screen after power on (or
improper DMI recognition).
Summary of Contents for Vectra VE4
Page 6: ...HP Vectra PC User s Guide 1 Setting Up Your PC 6 1 Setting Up Your PC ...
Page 14: ...HP Vectra PC User s Guide 2 Using Your PC 14 2 Using Your PC ...
Page 71: ...HP Vectra PC User s Guide 4 Troubleshooting 71 4 Troubleshooting ...
Page 72: ...HP Vectra PC User s Guide 4 Troubleshooting 72 The PC Does Not Work ...
Page 75: ...HP Vectra PC User s Guide 4 Troubleshooting 75 Error Messages ...
Page 94: ...HP Vectra PC User s Guide 4 Troubleshooting 94 Software Problems ...
Page 98: ...HP Vectra PC User s Guide 4 Troubleshooting 98 Power Management Does Not Work ...
Page 102: ...HP Vectra PC User s Guide 5 Technical Information 102 5 Technical Information ...
Page 103: ...HP Vectra PC User s Guide 5 Technical Information 103 Specifications ...
Page 116: ...HP Vectra PC User s Guide 6 Getting Support 116 6 Getting Support ...
Page 124: ...HP Vectra PC User s Guide Glossary 124 Glossary ...
Page 135: ...HP Vectra PC User s Guide 7 Regulatory Information and Warranty 135 Notice for Japan ...
Page 136: ...HP Vectra PC User s Guide 7 Regulatory Information and Warranty 136 Notice for Korea ...