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Compaq Professional Workstation 5100 Reference Guide
Writer: Erica T Blakeney Project: Compaq Professional Workstation 5100 Reference Guide Comments: 299348-003
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COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED
Solving Diskette Drive Problems
continued
Problem
Possible Cause
Possible Solution
A problem has occurred
with a disk transaction
The directory structure is
bad, or there is a problem
with a file.
Run CHKDSK to check
for fragmentation.
Diskette drive cannot
read a diskette
Diskette is not formatted.
Format the diskette.
You are using the wrong
diskette type for the drive
type.
Check the type of drive
you are using and use
the correct diskette type.
Drive not found
Cable is loose.
Check connections.
Nonsystem disk message
The system is trying to start
from a diskette that is not
bootable.
Remove the diskette
from the drive.
