Compaq E500S, V300 manual Message Description Recommended Action, Cmos RAM, Cmos-Ram, Scu

If you receive one of the error messages listed below, follow the recommended action.

Table 2-1

Warning Messages

Message	Description	Recommended Action
CMOS checksum	CMOS RAM	Run Computer Setup
invalid, run SCU	information has	(Section 2.5) to reinitialize
	been corrupted.	CMOS-RAM.
CMOS failure, run	CMOS RAM has	Run Computer Setup
SCU	lost power.	(Section 2.5) to reinitialize
		CMOS-RAM.
Diskette controller	The diskette	If there is no diskette drive
error	drive controller	in the system, run Computer
	failed to respond	Setup (Section 2.5) to
	to the recalibrate	properly configure the
	command.	CMOS-RAM to show no
		diskette drive present. If the
		problem persists, or if a
		diskette drive is present,
		complete these steps until
		the problems are solved:
		1.	Check diskette drive
			connections.
		2.	Replace diskette drive.
		3. Replace system board.
Diskette track 0 failed	The diskette	Try another diskette. If the
	drive cannot	problem persists, you may
	read track 0 of	need to replace the diskette
	the diskette in	drive.
	the drive.
Hard disk controller	The hard drive	Check the drive parameters.
error	controller failed	Turn off the system and
	to respond to the	check all related
	reset command.	connections.
Keyboard controller	The keyboard	Replace the system board.
failure	failed the self-
	test command.

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