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Hard Disk Drive Boot Error



Hard Disk Drive Boot Error

A hard disk drive boot error (error codes 1962 and I999030x) can be caused by the following:
Cause    Actions
The start-up drive is not in the    Check the configuration and ensure the
boot sequence in configuration.    start-up drive is in the boot sequence.
No operating system installed on    Install an operating system on the boot drive.
the boot drive.
The boot sector on the start-up    The drive must be formatted, do the following:
drive is corrupted. 1. Attempt to access and recover (back-up) the
      failing hard disk drive.
  2. Using the operating systems programs,
      format the hard disk drive.
  3. Go to 'Preparing the Hard Disk Drive for Use'
The drive is defective.    Replace the Hard Disk Drive.


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