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5 Troubleshooting Your PC If Your PC Does Not Start Properly If you are Unable to Change any Values in Setup If the Secure Switch on the system board is set to "closed", you cannot change any of the values in Setup. 1 Turn off the display, the computer, and all external devices. 2 Unplug all power cords and cables, noting their positions. Disconnect any telecommunications connection. 3 Remove the cover. 4 Check the system board switches. Refer to "System Board Connectors and Switches" on page 104. Be sure the Secure Switch is set to "open". 5 Replace the cover. 6 Reconnect all cables and power cords. 7 Turn on the display and computer. If a POST Message is Displayed If a POST error is detected when the PC starts, details of the error are displayed. The BIOS offers two possibilities, • you can press to ignore the error and continue, or • you can press error. to run Setup and correct the system configuration It is recommended that you correct the error before proceeding, even if the PC appears to start successfully. You should start Setup to verify that the accessory which caused the error has been correctly configured. English 77

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Troubleshooting Your PC
If Your PC Does Not Start Properly
If you are Unable to Change any Values in
Setup
If the Secure Switch on the system board is set to “closed”, you cannot
change any of the values in
Setup.
1
Turn off the display, the computer, and all external devices.
2
Unplug all power cords and cables, noting their positions. Disconnect
any telecommunications connection.
3
Remove the cover.
4
Check the system board switches. Refer to “System Board
Connectors and Switches” on page 104. Be sure the Secure Switch is
set to “open”.
5
Replace the cover.
6
Reconnect all cables and power cords.
7
Turn on the display and computer.
If a POST Message is Displayed
If a POST error is detected when the PC starts, details of the error are
displayed. The BIOS offers two possibilities,
•
you can press
to ignore the error and continue, or
•
you can press
to run
Setup
and correct the system configuration
error.
It is recommended that you correct the error before proceeding, even if
the PC appears to start successfully. You should start
Setup
to verify
that the accessory which caused the error has been correctly configured.