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Solving POST Error Message Problems If you receive an error message during the POST, you might be able to solve the problem by completing the steps outlined in this section. Note If you have just added, removed, or changed the location of a device and you receive an error message, make sure you save the configuration before exiting the Configuration/Setup Utility Program. If this does not eliminate the error message, then proceed with the following instructions. 1. Write down all error-code numbers and descriptions that appear on the screen as you start your computer. Note that a single problem can cause several error messages to appear. When you correct the cause of the first error message, the other error messages probably will not appear on the screen the next time you turn on your computer. 2. If you have set a power-on password, a password prompt appears. If you have set both power-on and administrator passwords, you can type either of the passwords at the password prompt. However, if you think you might need to change any settings in the Configuration/Setup Utility Program, you must type your administrator password at the password prompt. 3. In the case of most errors, the Configuration/Setup Utility Program starts automatically so that you can attempt to identify and correct the problem. When the Configuration/Setup Utility Program starts, a screen titled POST Startup Errors appears. (Note that the POST Startup Errors screen does not appear immediately. You must wait approximately one minute.) If the POST Startup Errors screen does not appear, proceed to step 6. 4. At the POST Startup Errors screen, select Continue if you want to access the Configuration/Setup Utility Program menu. Select Exit Setup if you want to exit the Configuration/Setup Utility Program. (See the Important text box in step 5 for information on exiting the Configuration/Setup Utility Program without making any changes to current settings.) To select an item, press Up Arrow (↑) or Down Arrow (↓) to highlight the item, and then press Enter. 5. If you selected Continue in step 4, the Configuration/Setup Utility Program menu appears on the screen. You will see a pointer next to any menu items that are malfunctioning or that have been changed since the last time you turned on your computer. If you did not knowingly make a change to a flagged menu item, there is probably a malfunction in that item. If you made a change, continue here. If you 86 PC 300GL User Guide

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Solving POST Error Message Problems
If you receive an error message during the POST, you might be able to
solve the problem by completing the steps outlined in this section.
Note
If you have just added, removed, or changed the location of a device
and you receive an error message, make sure you save the configuration
before exiting the Configuration/Setup Utility Program.
If this does not
eliminate the error message, then proceed with the following
instructions.
1.
Write down all error-code numbers and descriptions that appear on the
screen as you start your computer.
Note that a single problem can
cause several error messages to appear.
When you correct the cause of
the first error message, the other error messages probably will not
appear on the screen the next time you turn on your computer.
2.
If you have set a power-on password, a password prompt appears.
If
you have set both power-on and administrator passwords, you can
type either of the passwords at the password prompt.
However, if you
think you might need to change any settings in the
Configuration/Setup Utility Program, you must type your
administrator password at the password prompt.
3.
In the case of most errors, the Configuration/Setup Utility Program
starts automatically so that you can attempt to identify and correct the
problem.
When the Configuration/Setup Utility Program starts, a
screen titled POST Startup Errors appears.
(Note that the POST Startup
Errors screen does not appear immediately.
You must wait
approximately one minute.)
If the POST Startup Errors screen does not
appear, proceed to step 6.
4.
At the POST Startup Errors screen, select
Continue
if you want to
access the Configuration/Setup Utility Program menu.
Select
Exit
Setup
if you want to exit the Configuration/Setup Utility Program.
(See the
Important
text box in step 5 for information on exiting the
Configuration/Setup Utility Program without making any changes to
current settings.)
To select an item, press Up Arrow (
↑
) or Down
Arrow (
↓
) to highlight the item, and then press
Enter
.
5.
If you selected
Continue
in step 4, the Configuration/Setup Utility
Program menu appears on the screen.
You will see a pointer next to
any menu items that are malfunctioning or that have been changed
since the last time you turned on your computer.
If you did not
knowingly make a change to a flagged menu item, there is probably a
malfunction in that item.
If you made a change, continue here.
If you
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