Message | Possible Cause |
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No boot sector on fixed disk - press Fl to retry boot (or | The C: drive is not formatted or is not bootable. |
may also say, press Fl to retry boot, F2 for SETUP |
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utility) |
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Not a boot diskette - press Fl to retry boot (or may also | The diskette in drive A: is not formatted as a bootable |
say, press Fl to retry boot, F2 for SETUP utility) | diskette. |
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No timer tick interrupt | The timer chip has failed. |
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xxxxxh Option ROM checksum failure where xxxxxh is | The peripheral card contains a defective ROM. |
the starting address of the option ROM |
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Shutdown failure | Either the keyboard controller is not accepting the |
| reset command or the associated reset logic has |
| failed. |
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Time of day not set - run SETUP program | Clock not set. |
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Timer 2 failure | The timer chip has failed. |
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F2 to enter | Invalid configuration information must be changed. |
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Invalid configuration information - please run SET'UP | Display adapter is configured incorrectly. Memory size |
| is incorrect. Wrong number of diskette drives. Other |
| configuration errors. |
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Keyboard clock line failure | The keyboard, the keyboard cable connection, or the |
| keyboard controller is defective. |
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Keyboard data line failure- | The keyboard controller firmware has failed. |
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Keyboard controller failure | The keyboard controller firmware has failed. |
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Keyboard stuck key failure | A key is jammed. |
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Memory failure at | Circuitry associated with the memory chips has failed. |
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Unexpected interrupt in protected mode | Hardware interrupt or NMI occurred while in protected |
| mode. |
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Real time clock failure | The RTC or battery failed. |
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Message | Possible Cause |
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nnnk Base Memory | The amount of base memory that tested successfully. |
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nnnk Extended | The amount of extended memory that tested |
| successfully. |
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