15
Did the screen change from white to black when
the Power switch was set to On? (The screen
may remain black for only 13 seconds before
changing again.)
YES -
Go to the next step.
NO - Have the display serviced.
16
Wait for the power-on self test (POST) to finish.
The IBM Personal Computer BASIC message,
with a blinking cursor, appears unless a diskette
is inserted or an operating system is
automatically loaded from a fixed disk drive.
The IBM Personal Computer Basic
Version CX.XX Copyright IBM Corp. XXXX
XXXXX Bytes free
Ok
1LIST 2RUN 3LOAO" 4SAVE" 5CONT 6LPT1 7TRON ITROFF 9KEY OSCREEN
9000-6 Test
April 1984