Appendix C Error Messages - HP Deskpro 1000 Reference Manual

Power-On Self-Test Messages
Message Probable Cause
CPU at nnnn Displays the running speed of
the CPU.
Display Switch is Set The display switch on the
Incorrectly system board can be set to
either monochrome or color.
This message indicates the
switch is set to a different
setting than indicated in
Setup.
Press Esc to Skip The system is testing memory. The user may press
Memory Test
Floppy Disk(s) Fail Cannot find or initialize the
(40) floppy drive controller or the
drive.
Disk Boot Failure, No hard drive installed.
Insert System Disk
and Press Enter
Hard Disk Install Cannot find or initialize the
Failure hard drive controller or the
drive.
Hard Disk(s) The system has run specific
Diagnosis Fail disk diagnostic routines. This
message appears if one or
more hard disks return an
error when the diagnostics
run.
Keyboard Error or Cannot initialize the keyboard.
No Keyboard
Present
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Recommended Action
None necessary.
Determine which setting is correct, and then either
turn off the system and change the jumper, or enter
Setup and change the Video selection.
test.
Ensure the controller is installed correctly. If no
floppy drives are installed, be sure the Diskette
Drive selection in Setup is set to None.
Install a hard drive.
This will only occur if the BIOS supports low level
format which the current BIOS does not.
If this happens often, the hard disk may be
damaged and needs to be replaced.
Ensure the keyboard is attached correctly and no
keys are pressed during POST. To purposely
configure the system without a keyboard, set the
error halt condition in Setup to Halt on All, but
Keyboard. The BIOS then ignores the missing
keyboard during POST.
Esc
to skip the full memory
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