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Appendix A Hard disks and BIOS setup

The purpose of the MODE and LANDZ parameters is described in the note above. The

PRECOMP parameter is the so-called precompensation parameter and is important only for
the older hard disks (MFM and RLL). IDE disks ignore this parameter.

In earlier BIOS versions, the boot sequence was set in the BIOS FEATURES setup
section in the Boot Sequence line where you could select the most typical boot
sequences, for example C:; A:;CD-ROM: or CD-ROM:; C:; A:, and other.

A.2.5

Hard disk initialization errors

Devices are usually initialized successfully, but sometimes errors can happen. Typical
errors related to hard disks are reported by the following messages:

PRESS A KEY TO REBOOT

This error message is not directly related to errors during hard disk initialization.
However, it appears, for example, when the boot program finds no operating
system on the hard disk, or when the primary partition of the hard disk is not set as
active.

DISK BOOT FAILURE,
INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND
PRESS ENTER

This message appears when the boot program finds no available boot device, be
that a floppy or a hard disk, or a CD-ROM.

C: DRIVE ERROR
C: DRIVE FAILURE
ERROR ENCOUNTERED
INITIALIZATION HARD DRIVE

This message appears when it is impossible to access the C: disk. If the disk is
known to be functional, the reason for this error message is probably incorrect
settings/connections of:

• hard disk parameters in BIOS setup
• jumpers on the controller (master/slave)
• interface cables

It is also possible that the device is out of order, or the hard disk is not formatted.