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-on diagnostics error messages

Error message

Action

 

 

AWARD CMOS HAS

A virus is possibly attacking the contents of your

BEEN CHANGED

CMOS RAM. immediately turn off your computer.

 

When you turn it back on, run an anti-virus

 

program on your hard disk.

 

 

BIOS ROM

Your system board may be damaged. Contact

CHECKSUM ERROR -

your Authorized Epson Servicer.

SYSTEM HALTED

 

 

 

CMOS BATTERY HAS

The CMOS battery is bad. Contact your Authorized

FAILED

Epson Servicer.

 

 

CMOS CHECKSUM

Your CMOS RAM has possibly been corrupted.

 

ERROR - DEFAULTS

Run the SETUP program and check your settings

LOADED

(see Chapter 2 of the Setup Guide). 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 your

 

Authorized Epson Servicer,

 

 

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, m

 

If you are booting from a diskette, make sure the

 

diskette is bootable; then see “Diskette Problems.”

 

 

6-4 Troubleshooting