Appendix

Startup Error Messages

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

Error Message

Corrective Action

Disk Boot Failure

Insert a system disk in drive A, then

 

press Enter.

 

 

Diskette Drive Type

Press Fn+F2 to reconfigure the

Mismatch

computer with the BIOS setup utility.

 

 

Equipment Configuration

Press Fn+F2 to reconfigure the

Error

computer with the BIOS setup utility.

 

 

Insert system diskette and

Insert a system disk in drive A, then

press <Enter> key to reboot

press Enter.

 

 

Memory Size Mismatch

Press Fn+F2 and select the System

 

Configuration menu. Then press Esc

 

to exit the BIOS setup utility, saving

 

the current settings.

 

 

Missing Operating System

Correct the hard drive type and

 

reboot. See the specification label

 

pasted on the back side of the

 

computer or attached to hard disk

 

drive. We suggest you set the hard

 

drive type to Auto.

 

 

Non-system disk or disk error. Replace and strike any key when ready

Insert a system disk in drive A, then press Enter.

Real-Time Clock Error

Press Fn+F2 to reconfigure the

 

computer with the BIOS setup utility.

 

 

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