Error Diagnostics - Siemens SIMATIC RI 45 PIII Series Manual

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Error Diagnostics

Table 1-1 Errors/Faults in PC Operation
Error/Fault
Power-ON LED does not light up
The message "Invalid
configuration information... Press
the F1 key for continue, F2 to run
SETUP utility" appears on the
screen
The "No boot device available"
appears on the screen
"Keyboard stuck; key failure"
message
Booting of the PC aborted after
several beeps
Every time a key is pressed, a beep
is heard and no characters appear
Not-ready message when trying to
write to a diskette
Write-protect error when trying to
write to a diskette
COM 1, COM 2, LPT 1 or
MPI/DP do not respond
< / > key labeling missing
< / > key is not displayed
Mouse not working
Mouse pointer cannot be moved
Mouse pointer moving erratically
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Cause
PC is switched off
Power supply is not properly
connected
Incorrect configuration data
Backup battery is low or
defective
Diskette in drive A: is not a boot
diskette
Wrong hard disk type entered in
SETUP
A key has become blocked
during the system keyboard
self-test
An error has occured during the
system self-test
Keyboard buffer overflow
No diskette has been inserted
Diskette has not been formatted
Diskette write-protect activated
Ports have been disabled in
SETUP
No original keyboard
Wrong keyboard driver is being
used
Trackball will not rotate
Missing or wrong mouse driver
PS/2 port has been disabled in
SETUP
Trackball dirty
System Unit
Remedy
Switch on the PC
Check the power supply
connections, power cable, and
power plug
Press the "F2" key, check the
configuration data in SETUP,
enter any default values, and
check error messages in the first
SETUP menu.
Activate the menu point "Reset
Configuration Data" in the
"Advanced" menu
Use the "Fixed disk function" in
SETUP
Check the keyboard
Restart the system
Check the hardware
<CTRL> <PAUSE>
Insert diskette
Format diskette
Cancel write protection
Enable COM 1, COM 2, LPT 1
or MPI in SETUP under
submenu "RI Hardware
Options"
German keyboard: <ALTGR>
<ß> or <ALT> <9> <2>
International keyboard:
<ALT> <9> <2>
Load correct keyboard driver
<ALT> <9> <2>
Clean trackball and housing
Load the right mouse driver
Check SETUP settings
Clean trackball and housing
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