Gigabyte GA-486AM User Manual page 52

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ERROR INITIALIZING HARD DISK CONTROLLER
Cannot initialize controller. Make sure the cord is correctly and firmly installed in the bus.
Be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup. Also check to see if any jumper
needs to be set correctly in the hard drive.
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FLOPPY DISK CNTRLR ERROR OR NO CNTRLR PRESENT
Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller. Make sure the controller is installed
correctly and firmly. If there is no floppy drive installed, be sure the Diskette Drive
selection in Setup is set to NONE.
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KEYBOARD ERROR OR NO KEYBOARD PRESENT
Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no
keys are being pressed during the boot.
If you are purposely configuring the system without a keyboard, set the error halt
condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL, BUT KEYBOARD. This will cause the BIOS to
ignore the missing keyboard and continue the boot.
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Memory Address Error at ...
Indicates a memory address error at a specific location. You can use this location along
with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips.
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MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT
Memory has been added or removed since the last boot. In EISA mode use
Configuration Utility to re-configure the memory configuration. In ISA mode enter Setup
and enter the new memory size in the memory fields.
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Memory Verify Error at ...
Indicate an error verifying a value already written to memory. Use the location along with
your system memory map to locate the bad chip.
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OFFENDING ADDRESS NOT FOUND
This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM
PARITY ERROR messages when the segment with problem cannot be isolated.
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OFFENDING SEGMENT:
This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM
PARITY ERROR messages when the segment with problem has been isolated.
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PRESS A KEY TO REBOOT
This will be displayed at the bottom screen when an error occurs that requires you to
reboot. Press any key and the system will reboot.
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PRESS F1 TO DISABLE NMI, F2 TO REBOOT
When BIOS detects a Non-maskable Interrupt condition during boot, this will allow you
to disable the NMI and continue to boot, or you can reboot the system will the NMI
enabled.
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SYSTEM HALTED, (CTRL-ALT-DEL) TO REBOOT ...
Indicates the present boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be rebooted.
Press and hold down the CTRL and ALT keys and press DEL.
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