HP Vectra VE 5/xxx - 2 User Manual page 91

Power-On-Self-Test Errors that May Prevent Your PC From Starting
Message
Operating system not found
Missing operating system
Failure fixed disk
(preceeded by a 30" time-out)
Diskette Drive A (or B) error
System battery is dead
Keyboard error
Resource Allocation Conflict -PCI
device 0079 on motherboard
Video Plug and Play interrupted or
failed Re-enable in Setup and try again
System CMOS checksum bad - run
Setup
If Your PC Does Not Start Properly
Corrective Action and/or Explanation
Check whether the disk, HDD, FDD or CD-ROM disk drive is
connected.
If it is connected, check that it is detected by Setup, "After
Installing an IDE Drive" on page 71.
Check that your boot device is enabled on the Setup
Security menu.
If the problem persists, check that the boot device contains
the operating system.
If you have configured HDD user parameters, check that
they are correct. Otherwise, use HDD type "Auto"
parameters.
Check that HDD is connected.
Check that HDD is detected in Setup.
Check that boot on hard disk drive is enabled in Setup, "The
HP Setup Program" on page 55.
Check whether the diskette drive is connected. Check
Setup for the configuration, "The HP Setup Program" on
page 55.
You may get this message if the PC is disconnected for a
few days. When you Power-on the PC, run Setup to update
the configuration information. The message should no
longer be displayed. Should the problem persist, replace the
battery "Changing the Battery" on page 90.
Check that the keyboard is connected.
Clear CMOS. Refer to "Clearing the Battery Backed-Up
Memory (CMOS Memory)" on page 78.
You may have powered your PC Off/On too quickly and the
PC turned off Video plug and play as a protection.
CMOS contents have changed between 2 power-on
sessions. Run Setup for configuration.
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