Error Diagnostics; Setup - Siemens SIMATIC PC BI10 Technical Description

1.5

Error Diagnostics

Table 1-1 Errors in PC Operation
Error
Power-ON LED does not light up
The "Invalid configuration
information. Press the F1 key for
continue, F2 to run Setup utility"
appears on the display/screen
The "No boot device available"
appears on the display/screen
"Keyboard stuck key failure"
message appears
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
COM1,COM2, LPT1 or MPI/DP
do not respond
<\> key is not displayed
Mouse not working
Mouse pointer cannot be moved
Mouse pointer moving erratically
Drive cover cannot be opened
SIMATIC PC BI10/FI10/FI15, Technical Description
C79000-G7076-C773-03
Cause
Power supply is not properly
connected
Incorrect configuration data
Buffer battery is low or damaged
There is no boot diskette in the
drive
Wrong hard disk drive set in

SETUP

A key has become blocked
during the system keyboard self-
test
An error has occurred during the
system self-test
Keyboard buffer overflow
No diskette has been inserted
Diskette has not been formatted
Diskette write-protect activated
Write-protect hole open on 3.5"
diskette
Ports have been disabled in
SETUP
Wrong keyboard driver is being
used
Trackball does not rotate
No or wrong mouse driver is
used
PS/2 port has been disabled in
SETUP
Trackball dirty
Filter cap not properly fixed
System Unit
Remedy
Check power supply con-
nections, power cable and power
plug
Press "F2" key, check the
configuration data in SETUP,
enter any default values, and
check error messages in the first
SETUP menu
Use the "Fixed disk function" in
SETUP
Check the keyboard
Restart the system
Check the hardware
(see also Chap. 2.12)
<CTRL> <PAUSE>
Insert diskette
Format diskette
Cancel write protection
Enable COM1,COM2, LPT1 or
MPI/DP in SETUP under
submenu "Hardware Options."
Load correct keyboard driver
<ALT> <9> <2>
Clean trackball and housing
Load correct mouse driver
Check SETUP settings
Clean trackball and housing
Push filter cap in proper position
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