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N
O B O O T D E V I C E A V A I L A B L E
floppy in floppy driver, or HDD/Floppy cable loose, or No bootable device exists.
• If the floppy drive is your boot device, ensure that a bootable floppy disk is in the
drive.
• If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected and
that the drive is installed properly and partitioned as a boot device.
• Enter system setup and ensure that the boot sequence information is correct
(see "Entering System Setup" on page 172).
O T I M E R T I C K I N T E R R U P T
N
malfunctioning or motherboard failure (see "Getting Help" on page 183 for
assistance).
N
O N
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S YS T E M D I S K O R D I S K E R R O R
has a bootable operating system or remove the floppy disk from drive A and restart

the computer.

N
O T A B O O T D I S K E T T E
computer.
USB
O V E R C U R R E N T E R R O R
source for the USB device.
A R D
N OTI C E - H
D
P A R A M E T E R H A S E X C E E D E D I T S N O R M A L O P E R A T I N G R A N G E
R E C O M M E N D S T H A T Y O U B A C K U P Y O U R D A T A R E G U L A R L Y
O F R A N G E M A Y O R M A Y N O T I N D I C A T E A P O T E N T I A L H A R D D R I V E P R O B L E M
S.M.A.R.T error, possible HDD failure. This feature can be enabled or disabled in
BIOS setup.
— No bootable partition on HDD or Not a bootable
— A chip on the system board might be
— Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart your
— Disconnect the USB device. Use external power
R I V E
S E L F M O N I T O R I N G S Y S T E M
— Replace the floppy disk with one that
Troubleshooting Tools
H A S R E P O R T E D T H A T A
E L L
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P A R A M E T E R O U T
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