The Power-On Self Test (Post) - Alienware Sentia m3400 User Manual

BIOS Utilities
POST Screen
1.BIOS information
2.CPU type
3.Memory status
4.Enter Setup prompt
5
appears only during
POST
Note: The
screen as pictured is
for guideline purposes
only. The
screen on your compu-
ter may appear slightly
different.
Figure 5 - 1
POST Screen

5 - 2 The Power-On Self Test (POST)

The Power-On Self Test (POST)
Each time you turn on the computer, the system takes a few seconds to con-
duct a POST, including a quick test of the on-board RAM (memory).
As the POST proceeds, the computer will tell you if there is anything wrong.
If there is a problem that prevents the system from booting, it will display a
system summary and prompt you to run Setup.
If there are no problems, the Setup prompt will disappear and the system will
load the operating system. Once that starts, you can't get into Setup without
POST
rebooting.
Phoenix NoteBIOS 4.0 Release 6.1
Copyright 1985-2003 Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
POST
All Rights Reserved
Bios Ver: M5x0G - D.00.04
KBC
CPU = Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor
1015M System RAM Passed
2048K Cache SRAM Passed
System BIOS shadowed
Video BIOS shadowed
Fixed Disk 0: TOSHIBA MK3025GAS
ATAPI CD-ROM: TSSTcorpCD/DVDW TS-L532A
USB: Y-E DATA USB-FDU
Mouse intialized
Press <F2> to enter SETUP
1
Ver: 1.00.D2
3
4
2
1.73GHz