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Procedure 1
Partition Check
Insert the Toshiba MS-DOS system disk into the disk drive, turn on the computer, then
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 Procedure 2.
Check 2
Type FDISK and press Enter. Choose the Display Partition Information option
from the FDISK menu. If the C drive is listed, go to Check 3. If the C drive is
not listed, return to the FDISK menu, choose the option to create a DOS partition
on drive C, then recheck the system. If the problem still exists, go to Procedure 2.
Check 3
If the C drive is listed as active in the FDISK menu, go to Check 4. If the C drive
is not listed as active, return to the FDISK menu, choose the option to set the
active partition for drive C, then recheck the system. If the problem still exists,
go to Procedure 2.
Check 4
Remove the system disk from the FDD and cold boot the computer. If the prob-
lem still exists, go to Procedure 2. Otherwise, the HDD is operating normally.
Procedure 2
Message Check
When the computer's HDD does not function properly, one or more of the following error
messages may appear on the display. Start with Check 1 and perform the other checks as
instructed.
Check 1
If any of the following messages display, perform Check 5. If they do not appear,
perform Check 2:
HDC ERROR
(After 5 seconds this message will disappear.)
HDD #0 ERROR
(After 5 seconds this message will disappear.)
HDD #1 ERROR
(After 5 seconds this message will disappear.)
Check 2
If either of the following messages display, perform Check 3. If they do not
appear, perform Check 5.
Insert system disk in drive
Press any key when ready .....
Non-System disk or disk error
Replace and press any key
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