Toshiba Satellite 110 Series Maintenance Manual page 38

2.6 Hard Disk Drive Troubleshooting
To determine if the hard disk drive is functioning properly, perform the procedures below
starting with Procedure 1. Continue with the other procedures as instructed.
Procedure 1:
Procedure 2:
Procedure 3:
Procedure 4:
CAUTION: The contents of the hard disk drive will be erased when the HDD trouble-
shooting procedures are executed. Transfer the contents of the hard disk drive to floppy
disks using the BACKUP command in the Toshiba companion utility. Refer to the
User's Manual for more information about how to perform BACKUP.
Procedure 1 Partition Check
Insert the Toshiba MS-DOS system disk, turn on the computer, and perform the following
checks:
Type C: and press Enter. If you cannot change to drive C, go to Check 2. If you
Check 1
can change to drive C, go to Procedure 2.
Type FDISK and press Enter. Choose Display Partition Information from the
Check 2
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.
Recheck the system. If the problem still exists, go to Procedure 2.
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. 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.
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Partition Check
Message Check
Format Check
Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check
110 Series