HP Kayak XA 05xx HP Kayak XA Series 05xx, Troubleshooting Your PC Workstation - Page 10

HP Kayak XA 05xx PC Workstation -Troubleshooting Your HP PC Workstation If Your PC Workstation Does Not Start Properly If you are Unable to Change any Values in Setup Ensure that you are using the correct password. If a POST Error Message is Displayed The Power-On-Self-Test (POST) can detect both an error and a change to the configuration. In either case, an error code and short description is displayed. Depending on the kind of error, you will have one or more of these choices available on screen: • Press F1 to ignore the message and continue. • Press F2 to run Setup and correct a system configuration error. HP recommends that you correct the error before proceeding, even if the PC Workstation appears to start successfully. • Press F4 to accept (validate) the change and update Setup's configuration information. • Press Enter to see more details about the message. After viewing these details, you will be returned to the original POST display screen. If the message is actually a change to the configuration you have made (for example, you have just removed some memory), you can then press F4 to accept the change and update Setup's configuration information. Otherwise, press F1 to ignore the message and continue, or press F2 to run Setup and correct a system configuration error. (The number of choices you will have available are dependent on the kind of error.) Clearing the If the PC Workstation then starts, but POST still persists in reporting an PC Workstation's error, clear the current configuration memory values and reinstall the Configuration Memory built-in default values: 1 Turn off the PC Workstation, disconnect the power cables, and remove the cover. Disconnect the PC Workstation from any telecommunications network. a Set the system board switch 6 (CLEAR CMOS) DOWN to clear the configuration. b Replace the cover, and reconnect only the power cable. 10 English