Startup Error Messages - Texas Instruments TravelMate 4000M User Manual

Startup Error Messages

Diskette drive 0
failure
Diskette read
failure - press F1 to
retry boot
Fixed disk failure
Fixed disk read
failure - press F I to
retry boot
Invalid
Configuration
Information
Keyboard
clock/data line
failure
Keyboard stuck
key failure
Missing operating
system
6-4
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Press Ctrl-Alt-Esc to ensure that the drive type is set
correctly in Setup (should be 3.5 inch, 1.44 MB).
V
Floppy defective or unformatted; insert a different
floppy and press F1.
V
Turn the computer off-, wait several seconds; then
turn the computer on again.
V
Press Ctrl-Alt-Esc to ensure hard disk type is correct
in Setup (should be the default for the internal hard
disk).
V
Press Ctrl-Alt-Esc to ensure hard disk type is correct
in Setup (should be the default for the internal hard
disk).
V
Defaults in Setup may have changed. Enter Setup
and press Esc-F5 to reset defaults. Then press Esc-
V
F4 to save and reboot.
Battery that maintains configuration has failed; follow
procedure in this chapter to restore configuration.
V
V
Ensure external keyboard connected correctly.
Replace external keyboard.
V
V
Press jammed key to unstick it
Ensure no keys pressed during computer startup.
V
Press Ctrl-Alt-Esc to ensure the hard disk is defined
V
correctly in Setup.
Reboot using the System Files Recovery diskette.