Typical symptoms associated with hard disk drive (HDD) failures include the following:
* The computer does not boot up when turned on.
* The computer boots up to a sysmtem disk in the A: drive, but not to the hard drive, indicating that the systme files on the HDD are mising or have become corrupt.
* No motor sounds are produced by the HDD while the computer is running.
* An IBM compatible 17xx error code is produced on the monitor screen.
* An HDD Controller Filure message displays, indicating a failure to verify hard disk setup by system configuration file error.
* A C: or D: Fixed Disk Drive Error message display, indicating a hard disk CMOS setup failure.
* An Invalid Media Type Message displays, indicating the controller cannot find a recognizable track sector pattern on the drive.
* A no Boot Record Found, a Non-System Disk or Disk Error, or an Invalid System Disk message displays, indicating that the system boot files are not located in the root directory of the drive.
* The video display is active, but the HDDs activity light remains on and no boot up occurs, indicating that the HDDs CMOS configuration information is incorrect.
* An Out Of Disk Space message displays, indicating that the amount of space on the disk is insufficient to carry out the desired operation.
* A Missing Operating System, a Hard Drive Boot Failure, or an Invalid Drive or Drive Specification message displays, indicating that the disks master boot record is missing or has become corrupt.
* A No ROM BASIC System Haltedd, or ROM BASIC Interpreter Not Found Message displays, followed by the system stopping, indicating that no master bot record was found in the system. This message is produced only by PCs, XTs, and osme clones.
* A current drive no longer valid message displays, indicating that the HDDs CMOS configuration information is incorrect or has become corrupt.
HDD Configuration Checks
BASIC HDD Checks
HDD Hardware Checks
* The computer does not boot up when turned on.
* The computer boots up to a sysmtem disk in the A: drive, but not to the hard drive, indicating that the systme files on the HDD are mising or have become corrupt.
* No motor sounds are produced by the HDD while the computer is running.
* An IBM compatible 17xx error code is produced on the monitor screen.
* An HDD Controller Filure message displays, indicating a failure to verify hard disk setup by system configuration file error.
* A C: or D: Fixed Disk Drive Error message display, indicating a hard disk CMOS setup failure.
* An Invalid Media Type Message displays, indicating the controller cannot find a recognizable track sector pattern on the drive.
* A no Boot Record Found, a Non-System Disk or Disk Error, or an Invalid System Disk message displays, indicating that the system boot files are not located in the root directory of the drive.
* The video display is active, but the HDDs activity light remains on and no boot up occurs, indicating that the HDDs CMOS configuration information is incorrect.
* An Out Of Disk Space message displays, indicating that the amount of space on the disk is insufficient to carry out the desired operation.
* A Missing Operating System, a Hard Drive Boot Failure, or an Invalid Drive or Drive Specification message displays, indicating that the disks master boot record is missing or has become corrupt.
* A No ROM BASIC System Haltedd, or ROM BASIC Interpreter Not Found Message displays, followed by the system stopping, indicating that no master bot record was found in the system. This message is produced only by PCs, XTs, and osme clones.
* A current drive no longer valid message displays, indicating that the HDDs CMOS configuration information is incorrect or has become corrupt.
HDD Configuration Checks
BASIC HDD Checks
HDD Hardware Checks
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