Micronics W6-LI manual Post Messages, Message Possible Cause Solution

Appendix B: POST Messages

Appendix

B

POST Messages

The following table lists the Power On Self Test (POST) messages, possible causes and solutions.

Message	Possible Cause	Solution
DISKETTE DRIVE A	Drive A failed or is	Check Setup and cable
FAILURE	missing.	connections.
DISKETTE DRIVE B	Drive B failed or is	Check Setup and cable
FAILURE
	missing.	connections.
EXTENDED RAM	Extended memory not	Replace defective
FAILED AT	working or configured	memory.
OFFSET: nnnn
	properly.
FAILING BITS: nnnn	Memory failure in	Replace defective
	System, Extended, or	memory.
	Shadow memory.
FIXED DISK X	The hard disk is not	Rerun SETUP and check
FAILURE (where X	configured or working	connections, or replace
=0 or 1)	properly.	hard disk.
FIXED DISK	The controller card has	Check configuration and
CONTROLLER	failed.	connections, or replace
FAILURE		controller card.
INCORRECT DRIVE	Floppy drive A: not set	Run Setup.
A TYPE
	correctly in Setup.
INCORRECT DRIVE	Floppy drive A: not set	Run Setup.
B TYPE
	correctly in Setup.
INVALID NVRAM	NVRAM chip is bad.	Requires repair of system
MEDIA TYPE
		board.
KEYBOARD	The keyboard or	Check connections. You
ERROR, or
	keyboard controller	may have to replace the
KEYBOARD
	failed.	keyboard or controller.
CONTROLLER
ERROR
KEYBOARD	A key is jammed or was	Make sure the keys are
ERROR nn	held down during boot.	not jammed or dirty.
KEYBOARD	Keyswitch on the front of	Unlock the keyswitch.
LOCKED	the case is locked.

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