Table 1-8. System Messages (continued)

Message

Causes

Corrective Actions

 

 

 

Memory tests

POST memory test

Information only.

terminated by

terminated by pressing

 

keystroke.

the spacebar.

 

 

 

 

No boot device

Faulty or missing optical

Use a bootable diskette,

available

drive subsystem, hard

CD, or hard drive. If the

 

drive, or hard-drive

problem persists, see

 

subsystem, or no boot

"Troubleshooting an

 

disk in drive A.

Optical Drive" on page 158,

 

 

and "Troubleshooting a

 

 

Hard Drive" on page 159.

 

 

See "Using the System

 

 

Setup Program" on page 43

 

 

for information about

 

 

setting the order of boot

 

 

devices.

No boot sector on

Incorrect configuration

hard drive

settings in System Setup

 

program, or no operating

 

system on hard drive.

Check the hard-drive configuration settings in the System Setup program. See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 43. If necessary, install the operating system on your hard drive. See your operating system documentation.

No timer tick

Faulty system board.

See "Getting Help" on

interrupt

 

page 179.

 

 

 

Optical drive not

Cable is not properly

See "Troubleshooting an

found

seated, or drive is missing. Optical Drive" on page 158.

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R905, HX574 specifications

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