System does not boot from hard disk drive, can be booted from
floppy disk drive.
| PROBLEM CAUSE | DIAGNOSIS | SOLUTION |
| Connector between hard drive and system board unplugged. | When attempting to run the FDISK utility described in the HARD DISK section of the manual you get a message, INVALID DRIVE SPECIFICATION. | Check cable running form disk to disk controller on the board. Make sure both ends are securely plugged in; check the drive type in the Standard CMOS Setup (in your motherboard manual). |
| Damaged Hard Disk or Disk Controller. | Format hard disk; if unable to do so, the hard disk may be defective. | Contact Technical Support. |
| Hard Disk directory or FAT is scrambled. | Run the FDISK program, format the hard drive(See HARD DRIVE section of manual). Copy your backup data back onto hard drive. | Backing up the hard drive is extremely important. All Hard Disks are capable of breaking down at any time. |
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