The following table lists error messages that may appear during power-on diagnostics. If you receive an error message, look it up in the table below; it directs you to the proper troubleshooting section in this chapter or offers a solution. If you do not see an error message, read the section that covers your problem.

Power-ondiagnostics error messages

Error message

Action

 

 

CMOS BATTERY HAS

The CMOS battery is bad. Contact the Epson

FAILED

Connection.

 

 

CMOS CHECKSUM

Your CMOS RAM has possibly been corrupted.

ERROR - DEFAULTS

 

LOADED

Run the SETUP program and check your settings

 

(see Chapter 2). If your settings are correct, save

 

them as you exit the SETUP program.

 

If you see the message again, or if your settings

 

returned to the factory defaults, contact the

 

Epson Connection.

 

 

DISK BOOT FAILURE,

The system found no boot device.

INSERT SYSTEM DISK

 

AND PRESS ENTER

First run the SETUP program and check the boot

 

sequence settings. If the settings are correct and

 

you are booting from a hard disk drive, see

 

“Hard Disk Problems.”

 

If you are booting from a diskette, make sure the

 

diskette is bootable; then see “Diskette Problems.”

 

 

DISPLAY SWITCH IS

DIP switch 5 conflicts with the video options in the

SET INCORRECTLY

SETUP program. See Chapter 4 for correct DIP

 

switch settings and Chapter 2 for instructions on

 

running SETUP.

 

 

DISPLAY TYPE HAS

The display adapter has been changed. Run

CHANGED SINCE

SETUP. See Chapter 2.

LAST BOOT

 

 

 

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