Bios Post Messages - Acer AB460 F1 User Manual

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BIOS POST Messages

During the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS will check for
problems. If a problem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or
display a message. The following is a list of such BIOS messages.
BIOS Message
Failure Fixed Disk
Stuck key
Keyboard error
Keyboard Controller
Failed
Keyboard locked - Unlock
key switch
Monitor type does not
match CMOS - Run SETUP
Shadow Ram Failed at
offset: nnnn
System RAM Failed at
offset: nnnn
Extended RAM Failed at
offset: nnnn
System battery is dead -
Replace and run SETUP
Appendix A: Troubleshooting
Description
Fixed disk is not working or not configured
properly. Check to see if fixed disk is attached
properly. Run Setup. Find out if the fixed-disk
type is correctly identified.
Stuck key on keyboard.
Keyboard not working.
Keyboard controller failed test. May require
replacing keyboard controller.
Unlock the system to proceed.
Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup
Shadow RAM failed at offset
block at which the error was detected.
System RAM failed at offset
block at which the error was detected.
Extended memory not working or not
configured properly at offset
The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the
battery is dead. Replace the battery and run
Setup to reconfigure the system.
nnnn
of the 64k
nnnn
of in the 64k
nnnn
.