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Maintenance & Service Guide

Presario 1200 Series

Models: 1255, 1257, 1260, 1262, 1266, and 1267

Home Page Notice Preface Product Description Troubleshooting Illustrated Parts Catalog Removal & Replacement Procedures Specifications Pin Assignments Battery Pack Operations

Power-On Self Test (POST)

Running POST

To run POST, complete the following steps:●Turn off the computer, then turn on the computer.

●If POST does not detect any errors, the computer will not beep. This indicates successful completion of POST test. POST has run successfully and boots from the hard drive (or from a bootable diskette if one is installed in the diskette drive).

●If POST detects errors, the errors are indicated by screen and/or audible messages. Refer to "Power-On Self-Test (POST) Codes" in the tables for a list of POST codes and their relevant descriptions.

NOTE: If the system is not functioning well enough to run POST, or if the display is not functioning well enough to show POST error messages, refer to the Troubleshooting tables.

Power-On Self-Test Messages

102-System Board Failure

Probable Cause

DMA, timers, etc.
Recommended Action

Replace the system board.

162-System Options Not Set

Probable Cause

Configuration incorrectCMOS reflects that an invalid configuration has been set.

Recommended Action

Run Computer Setup.

Run Computer Setup.

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