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Power-On Self-Test (POST)
Each time you turn on the system the BIOS begins execution of the
1Turn on your video monitor and system. After a few seconds, POST begins to run and displays a splash screen.
2While the splash screen is displayed:
•Press <F2> to enter the BIOS Setup (see “BIOS Setup”)
OR
•Press <Esc> to view POST diagnostic messages and change the boot device priority for this boot only (see “Temporarily Changing the Boot Device Priority” on page 52).
3After pressing <F2> or <Esc> during POST, you can press <Ctrl+A> to run the SCSISelect Utility. For more information, see“Running the Adaptec SCSISelect Utility” on page 54.
4If you do not press <F2> or <Esc> and do NOT have a device with an operating system loaded, the boot process continues and the system beeps once. The following message is displayed:
“Operating System not found”
5At this time, pressing any key causes the system to attempt a reboot. The system searches all removable devices in the order defined by the boot priority.