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4. If no keyboard keys are pressed, and if POST is completed without errors,
the system will then proceed with the loading of DOS or other operating
system from diskette drive A or a hard disk drive or CD-ROM drive,
depending on the options selected in the 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 2-8
to find the most likely cause and countermeasure.
Diagnostics Tools
WARNING: This manual is intended to test the IBM Aptiva 2165 machine type
only. Testing devices which are not included with the original
product package, including other IBM products, prototype cards,
or modifying hardware settings may give false errors and invalid
system responses. The diagnostics not specifically made for this
model may also report incorrect errors and information.
The diagnostics program comes on a CD (compact disk) along with this book.
This version of PC-Doctor diagnostics program, developed by Watergate for
IBM, is the primary method of testing the computer. You can use it to test the
IBM components of the system and some external devices. The amount of
time required to test components depends on the number of components
installed and selected. The more devices you have attached to your system
and selected in PC-Doctor, the longer the testing will take.
Using Diagnostics Program from Recovery CD
1. Insert the Aptiva recovery CD into the CD-ROM drive then restart
computer.
2. Press F1 while POST to enter BIOS Setup menu. Select and enter "BIOS
Features Setup", set "Boot Sequence to CD-ROM, A, C". Save and exit
from BIOS Setup.
3. When screen prompts to install original software, type N to exit the
installation program. Then type PCDR and press Enter to start the
diagnostics program. Follow the instructions on the screen to operate the
diagnostics program.
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