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POST Error Messages, Computer Setup. Computer Setup replaces the SCU utility.

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o PC Card slots o Diskette drive Disabling these devices prevents the unauthorized transfer of data using the devices. To reenable a device, deselect the Disable option and restart the computer. Exit Menu The Exit menu has four options: o Save and Exit: Saves configuration changes, but some changes do not take effect until the computer is restarted. o Exit (No Save): Exits and does not save the changes you have made. o Restore Factory Defaults: Replaces the current configuration settings with the original factory default settings. POST Error Messages This chapter contains typical error messages that you may encounter during the power-on self-test (POST). POST is a series of tests that run every time you turn on the computer. POST verifies that the system is configured and functioning properly. A successful POST is followed by one or two short beeps. If you receive an error message listed on the following pages, follow the recommended action. If you receive an error message that is not listed, run Computer Checkup from the Diagnostics diskette. Information about running Computer Checkup is presented later in this chapter. If POST detects an error, one of the following events occurs: o A message with the prefix "WARNING" appears informing you where the error occurred. The system pauses until you press F1 to continue. o A message with the prefix "FATAL" appears informing you where the error occurred. After the message, the system emits a series of audible beeps. The system then stops. o The system emits a series of audible beeps. The system then stops. Warning messages indicate a potential problem exists such as a system configuration error. When F1 is pressed, the system should resume. You should be able to correct problems that produce WARNING messages. IMPORTANT: When a WARNING message includes the prompt to "RUN SCU," run Computer Setup. (Computer Setup replaces the SCU utility.) Fatal errors emit a beep and may display a FATAL message. Fatal errors indicate severe problems, such as a hardware failure. Fatal errors do not allow the system to resume. Some of the Fatal error beep codes are listed at the end of this section.

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o PC Card slots
o Diskette drive
Disabling these devices prevents the unauthorized transfer of data using
the devices. To reenable a device, deselect the Disable option and restart
the computer.
Exit Menu
The Exit menu has four options:
o Save and Exit: Saves configuration changes, but some changes do not take
effect until the computer is restarted.
o Exit (No Save): Exits and does not save the changes you have made.
o Restore Factory Defaults: Replaces the current configuration settings
with the original factory default settings.
POST Error Messages
This chapter contains typical error messages that you may encounter during
the power-on self-test (POST). POST is a series of tests that run every
time you turn on the computer. POST verifies that the system is configured
and functioning properly. A successful POST is followed by one or two
short beeps.
If you receive an error message listed on the following pages, follow the
recommended action. If you receive an error message that is not listed,
run Computer Checkup from the Diagnostics diskette. Information about
running Computer Checkup is presented later in this chapter.
If POST detects an error, one of the following events occurs:
o A message with the prefix "WARNING" appears informing you where the
error occurred. The system pauses until you press F1 to continue.
o A message with the prefix "FATAL" appears informing you where the error
occurred. After the message, the system emits a series of audible beeps.
The system then stops.
o The system emits a series of audible beeps. The system then stops.
Warning messages indicate a potential problem exists such as a system
configuration error. When F1 is pressed, the system should resume. You
should be able to correct problems that produce WARNING messages.
IMPORTANT: When a WARNING message includes the prompt to "RUN SCU," run
Computer Setup. (Computer Setup replaces the SCU utility.)
Fatal errors emit a beep and may display a FATAL message. Fatal errors
indicate severe problems, such as a hardware failure. Fatal errors do not
allow the system to resume.
Some of the Fatal error beep codes are listed
at the end of this section.