CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting

Drive Not Ready

The BIOS was unable to access the drive because it indicated it was not ready for data transfer. This is often reported by drives when no media is present.

A: Drive Error

The BIOS attempted to configure the A: drive during POST, but was unable to correctly configure the device. This may be due to a bad cable or faulty diskette drive.

Insert BOOT diskette in A:

The BIOS attempted to boot from the A: drive, but could not find a correct boot diskette.

Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device

BIOS could not find a bootable device in the system and/or removable media drive does not contain media.

NO ROM BASICThis message occurs on some systems when no bootable device can be detected.

Storage Device messages

Primary Master Hard Disk Error

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Primary Master could not be correctly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

Primary Slave Hard Disk Error

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Primary Slave could not be correctly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

Secondary Master Hard Disk Error

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Secondary Master could not be correctly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

Secondary Slave Hard Disk Error

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Secondary Slave could not be correctly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

Primary Master Drive - ATAPI Incompatible

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Primary Master failed an ATAPI compatibility test. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

Primary Slave Drive - ATAPI Incompatible

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Primary Slave failed an ATAPI compatibility test. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

Secondary Master Drive - ATAPI Incompatible

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Secondary Master failed an ATAPI compatibility test. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

Secondary Slave Drive - ATAPI Incompatible

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Secondary Slave failed an ATAPI compatibility test. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

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