HP Compaq Presario,Presario 3000EA Quick Start Manual page 72

Symptom
Not reading drive: "Abort,
Retry, Fail?" message appears.
"Non-system disk or disk
error" message is displayed.
Problem
A non-formatted
diskette has been
inserted.
Diskette is damaged.
A diskette that does
not contain system
files needed to start
your computer has
been inserted in drive.
Disk error has
occurred.
System files have been
damaged.
Hard drive has failed.
Solution
To format the diskette:
1. Double-click the My Computer icon on the
Windows desktop.
2. Select the diskette (A) drive.
3. Click File, and point to Format.
4. Select desired options, and click Start to
begin formatting the diskette.
Replace the diskette with a new one.
When drive activity stops (green light turns off),
remove the diskette and press the Spacebar. The
computer should start up.
Restart your computer by pressing the Start/
Reset button. If the error returns, see the next
problem "System files have been damaged."
1. Insert a start-up diskette into the diskette
drive.
2. Restart your computer.
3. At the A:> prompt, type SYS C: and press the
Enter key. The following message is
displayed: SYSTEM TRANSFERRED. This task
restores the system files to the hard drive.
4. Restart your computer.
Call Compaq Technical Support. Refer to your
Certificate of Warranty for details.