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POST messages (Continued)
Message
ERROR INITIALIZING HARD
DISK CONTROLLER
FLOPPY DISK CONTROLLER
ERROR OR NO
CONTROLLER PRESENT
FLOPPY DISK(S) FAIL (40)
FLOPPY DISK(S) FAIL (80)
HARD DISK(S) FAIL (08)
HARD DISK(S) FAIL (10)
HARD DISK(S) FAIL (20)
HARD DISK(S) FAIL (40)
HARD DISK(S) FAIL (80)
KEYBOARD ERROR OR NO
KEYBOARD PRESENT
KEYBOARD IS LOCKED OUT
— UNLOCK THE KEY.
Rev. I
Description
This message is displayed when initialization of the hard disk drive controller fails.
Check to see if there is an error in the hard disk drive (IDE) settings via the BIOS setup
utility or if there is a malfunction in the hard disk or the connection.
If no problem was found, replace the main board.
This message is displayed when initialization of the floppy disk drive controller fails.
Check to see if there is an error in the floppy disk drive settings of the BIOS setup utility or if
there is a malfunction of the floppy disk drive or the connection.
If no problems were found, try replacing the main board to see if this solves the problem.
This message is displayed when the floppy disk drive type does not match with the
settings in the BIOS setup utility.
Check to see if there is an error in the settings of the BIOS setup utility.
Note that this error message will never be displayed if the floppy disk drive is being used
with the recommended settings.
This message is displayed when initialization of the floppy disk drive fails.
Check to see if there is an error in the floppy disk drive settings of the BIOS setup utility or if
there is a malfunction of the floppy disk drive or the connection.
If no problems were found, try replacing the main board to see if this solves the problem.
This message is displayed when a sector verify error occurs while accessing the hard disk.
If the same error still occurs or this error occurs frequently after rebooting the system, the
connection may be bad or there may be a malfunction of the hard disk or main board.
Check the connection again and try replacing these parts in turn to see if this solves the
problem.
This message is displayed when a seek error occurs while accessing the hard disk head.
If the same error still occurs or this error occurs frequently after rebooting the system, the
connection may be bad or there may be a malfunction of the hard disk or main board.
Check the connection again and try replacing these parts in turn to see if this solves the
problem.
This message is displayed when initialization of the hard disk controller fails.
If the same error still occurs or this error occurs frequently after rebooting the system, the
connection may be bad or there may be a malfunction of the hard disk or main board.
Check the connection again and try replacing these parts in turn to see if this solves the
problem.
This message is displayed when a self-test of the hard disk controller fails.
If the same error still occurs or this error occurs frequently after rebooting the system, the
connection may be bad or there may be a malfunction of the hard disk or main board.
Check the connection again and try replacing these parts in turn to see if this solves the
problem.
This message is displayed when resetting of the hard disk controller fails.
If the same error still occurs or this error occurs frequently after rebooting the system, the
connection may be bad or there may be a malfunction of the hard disk or main board.
Check the connection again and try replacing these parts in turn to see if this solves the
problem.
This message is displayed when initialization of the keyboard controller fails.
Check to see if there is an error in the keyboard settings of the BIOS setup utility.
If no problems were found, try replacing the main board to see if this solves the problem.
This message is displayed when there is no response from the keyboard at the
initialization.
If this message is displayed, try replacing the main board to see if this solves the problem.
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