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These routines test and initialize board hardware. If the routines
encounter an error during the tests, you will either hear a few short
beeps or see an error message on the screen. There are two kinds
of errors: fatal and nonfatal. The system can usually continue the
boot up sequence with nonfatal errors. Nonfatal error messages
usually appear on the screen along with the following instructions:
press <F1> to RESUME
Write down the message and press the F1 key to continue the
bootup sequence.
These routines check the current system configuration against the
values stored in the card's CMOS memory. If they don't match, the
program outputs an error message. You will then need to run the
BIOS setup program to set the configuration information in
memory.
There are three situations in which you will need to change the
CMOS settings:
1. You are starting your system for the first time.
2. You have changed the hardware attached to your system.
3. The CMOS memory has lost power and the configuration
information has been erased.
The PCM-5894/5892's CMOS memory has a lithium battery backup.
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