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compaq armada 1750 boot up problem
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compaq armada 1750 boot up problem
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Posted by Chrissy
(1 messages posted)
When I boot up my compaq armada 1750 the compaq logo comes on and then it says "non-system
disk error. Press any key to continue." I have pressed every key, each time it
makes an err err noise and then nothing. I have tried to enter the bios screen with
no luck. Does anyone know what I can do to fix this problem or what might be causing
it?
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re: compaq armada 1750 boot up problem
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Posted by C K
(6525 messages posted)
The error usually means that a hard drive has failed or become corrupted and/or damaged.
Without being able to get into the BIOS to check the boot order of the drive(s)
and possibly some other settings etc, there isn't much you can start to check. You
will need hands on assistance from someone knowledgeable to help you, and will need
the manufacturers documentation to start a good troubleshooting procedure for testing
or determining if you have a hardware issue first off. If hardware is OK, then you
get into a very serious multistep process of determing what you can do to repair
the Windows install, if it is even possible. If it isn't, someone needs to guide
you through saving any data you want to keep (again if possible depending on what
is, or went wrong) and reinstalling Windows or running the recovery options from
either the hard drive, or the recovery media that was originally shipped with the
computer. Docs/faqs should be on HP's website now (as HP now owns Compaq).
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re: compaq armada 1750 boot up problem
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 6:59 am
Posted by Steve
(21647 messages posted)
also make sure you don't have a Floppy Disk inserted.
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re: compaq armada 1750 boot up problem
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Posted by Peter Vattimo
(1 messages posted)
I believe if you hit f11 or f12 when turning the system on the cmos will reset to
factory original --- which means you can boot from a floppy or cd ... You might try
burning a live cd of linux (Puppy Linux runs geat on the 1750 except for sound --
sound is possible, but takes some tweaking). If your HD is dead, your system is
still useable with a USB drive for storage. Good Luck !!!
On Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 6:59 am, Steve wrote:
>also make sure you don't have a Floppy Disk inserted.
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