Acer 740 Series manual Error messages, Error Messages Corrective Action

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3 Troubleshooting my computer

Error messages

If you receive an error message, note the message and take the corrective action. The following table lists the error messages in alphabetical order together with the recommended course of action.

Error Messages

Corrective Action

 

 

CMOS Battery Bad

Contact your dealer or an authorized service

 

center.

 

 

CMOS Checksum Error

Contact your dealer or an authorized service

 

center.

 

 

Floppy Disk Controller

Contact your dealer or an authorized service

Error

center.

 

 

Equipment

Press F2 (during POST) to enter the BIOS Utility;

Configuration Error

then press Esc to exit and reconfigure the

 

computer.

 

 

Fixed Disk 0 Error

Contact your dealer or an authorized service

 

center.

 

 

I/O Parity Error

Contact your dealer or an authorized service

 

center.

Insert system diskette and press <Enter> key to reboot

Insert a system (bootable) diskette into the floppy drive (A:), then press Enter to reboot.

PS/2 Keyboard Error or

Contact your dealer or an authorized service

Not Connected

center.

 

 

PS/2 Keyboard Interface

Contact your dealer or an authorized service

Error

center.

 

 

Memory Size Mismatch

Press F2 (during POST) to enter the BIOS Utility;

 

then press Esc to exit and reconfigure the

 

computer.

 

 

PS/2 Pointing Device

Contact your dealer or an authorized service

Error

center.

 

 

PS/2 Pointing Device

Contact your dealer or an authorized service

Interface Error

center.

 

 

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