Digital Equipment FR-902AA-A3, Service Maintenance Manual

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Service Procedures Digital STARION 400i - 900i PC
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Computer Troubleshooting
(continued)
Problem Possible Cause Action
Computer does
not boot from
an IDE hard
disk drive Operating system software is not
installed on the IDE hard disk
drive.
IDE hard disk drive is not
correctly formatted or the
requested partition does not
exist.
There is no software on the
requested partition.
IDE hard disk drive jumpers
incorrectly set.
IDE drive type incorrect
Loose cables.
Onboard IDE interface disabled.
IDE hard disk is connected to the
wrong IDE connector.
There might be a boot sector
virus.
Hard disk boot sector is missing.
Install the appropriate operating system.
Format the IDE hard disk drive or partition the
IDE hard disk drive using the supplied operating
system software.
Install software on the requested partition.
Refer to the supplied IDE hard disk drive kit
installation instructions.
Run the BIOS Setup utility to identify the correct
drive type.
Secure all cable connections.
Run the BIOS Setup utility and set the IDE
controller option to “Enabled”.
Connect the boot disk to the inner IDE connector
on the main logic board.
Run appropriate software to detect and remove
viruses. ( F-PROT )
For DOS, boot from a DOS diskette then enter the
following commands:
c:
cd\dos
fdisk/mbr