Lenovo 992, 981, 1008, 1010 manual EasyStartup problems, Hard Disk Install Failure

POST Error Message	Description/Action
HARD DISK INSTALL FAILURE	Cannot find or initialize the hard disk drive controller or
	the drive.
	Make sure the hard disk drive is correctly installed.
	If no hard disk drives are installed, make sure the hard
	disk drive selection in Setup is set to NONE.
Keyboard error or no keyboard present	Cannot initialize the keyboard.
	Make sure the keyboard is properly connected to the
	computer and that no keys are held pressed during POST.
	To purposely configure the computer without a keyboard,
	set the error halt condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL, BUT
	KEYBOARD. The BIOS then ignores the missing keyboard
	during POST.
Memory Test:	This message displays during a full memory test, counting
	down the memory areas being tested.
Memory test fail	If POST detects an error during memory testing, additional
	information appears. This information gives specifics
	about the type and location of the memory error.
Press TAB to show POST screen	Pressing the TAB key permits the user to toggle between
	the default POST display screen and a custom POST
	display screen.
Error: Non-System disk or disk error Replace and press	The BIOS was unable to find a suitable boot device.
any key when ready	Make sure the boot drive is properly connected to the
	computer.
	Make sure you have bootable media.

EasyStartup problems

The following table describes the EasyStartup problems and suggested actions to correct detected problems.

Table 2. ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD

•Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is resolved.

•See the Chapter 7 “Parts Listing, TS200v Machine Types 0981, 0992, 1008, and 1010” on page 59 to determine which components are customer replaceable units (CRUs) and which components are field replaceable units (FRUs).

Symptom	Action
The ThinkServer	• Make sure the server supports the EasyStartup program and has a startable (bootable)
EasyStartup DVD will	DVD drive.
not start.	• If the startup (boot) sequence settings have been changed, make sure the DVD drive
	is first in the startup sequence.
	• If more than one DVD drive is installed, make sure that only one DVD drive is set as the
	primary drive. Start the EasyStartup DVD from the primary DVD drive.
The operating-system	Make more space available on the hard disk drive.
installation program
continuously loops.

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