Acer Veriton N260G Acer Veriton N260G Series Service Guide - Page 57

Boot Message Displayed Boot Failure ... Invalid Boot Diskette Drive Not Ready A: Drive Error B: Drive Error Insert BOOT diskette in A: Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device NO ROM BASIC Description This is a generic message indicating the BIOS could not boot from a particular device. This message is usually followed by other information concerning the device. A diskette was found in the drive, but it is not configured as a bootable diskette. The BIOS was unable to access the drive because it indicated it was not ready for data transfer. This is often reported by drives when no media is present. The BIOS attempted to configure the A: drive during POST, but was unable to properly configure the device. This may be due to a bad cable or faulty diskette drive. The BIOS attempted to configure the B: drive during POST, but was unable to properly configure the device. This may be due to a bad cable or faulty diskette drive. The BIOS attempted to boot from the A: drive, but could not find a proper boot diskette. BIOS could not find a bootable device in the system and/or removable media drive does not contain media. This message occurs on some systems when no bootable device can be detected. Storage Device Message Description Displayed Primary Master The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Primary Master could not be Hard Disk Error properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST. Primary Slave The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Primary Slave could not be properly Hard Disk Error initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST. Secondary Master The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Secondary Master could not be Hard Disk Error properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in 51