2 Troubleshooting Procedures
2.6 HDD Troubleshooting
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Procedure 2
Partition Check
Insert the Toshiba DOS system disk and restart the computer with U key holding down.
Perform the following checks:
Check 1 Type
C:
and press
Enter
. If you cannot change to drive C, go to Check 2. If you
can change to drive C, go to Check 3.
Check 2 Type
FDISK
and press
Enter
. Choose Display Partition Information from the
FDISK menu. If drive C is listed, go to Check 3. If drive C is not listed, return to
the FDISK menu and choose the option to create a DOS partition on drive C.
Restart the computer from the Toshiba MS-DOS system disk. If the problem still
exists, go to Procedure 3.
Check 3 If drive C is listed as active in the FDISK menu, go to Check 4. If drive C is not
listed as active, return to the FDISK menu and choose the option to set the active
partition for drive C. Restart the computer and then go to Procedure 3.
Check 4 Remove the FD and restart the computer. If the problem still exists, go to
Procedure 3.
Check 5 Using the
SYS
command on the Toshiba DOS system disk, install system files on
the HDD.
If the following message appears on the display, the system files have been
transferred to the HDD. Restart the computer. If the problem still exists, go to
Procedure 3.
System transferred
NOTE
: If the computer is running Windows 2000, OSR2 or higher and the hard disk has
more than 512 MB capacity, the FDISK program will ask if you need support for
a partition larger than 2GB. Select Y for large partition support; however, be
sure to read the precaution regarding access by other operating systems.
Summary of Contents for R500 S5001X - Portege - Core 2 Duo 1.2 GHz
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