IBM NetVista Hardware Maintenance Manual page 106

5. If no keyboard keys are pressed, and if POST is
completed without errors, the system will then
proceed with the loading of WindowsME, 2000, NT
or other operating system from a hard disk drive or
diskette drive A or CD-ROM drive, depending on
the Start options selected in the Configuration/
Setup Utility.
If any errors are detected by POST, there will be
an error message accompanied with an error code
shown on display screen and a beep. See "Index
of Symptoms, Messages, Error Codes, or Beeps"
on page 32 to find the most likely cause and
countermeasure.
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