APOST Messages
The following table lists the Power On Self Test (POST) messages, possible causes, and solutions.
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NO DISKETTE | Disk controller not | Change the | |
CONTROLLER | found. | Configuration. | |
DISKETTE DRIVE | Disk adapter has failed | Check the disk adapter. | |
RESET FAILED | or is improperly |
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DISKETTE DRIVE A | Drive A failed or is | Check the A drive. | |
FAILURE | missing. |
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DISKETTE DRIVE B | Drive B failed or is | Check the B drive. | |
FAILURE | |||
missing. |
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DISKETTE READ | Disk is not formatted or | Replace the diskette with | |
FAILURE; STRIKE | is defective. | a formatted diskette and | |
F1 TO RETRY |
| retry. | |
BOOT |
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DISPLAY ADAPTER | The color/monochrome | Change the switch to the | |
FAILED USING | |||
switch is not set | correct setting, or check | ||
ALTERNATE | |||
correctly, or the primary | the primary video | ||
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| video adapter failed. | adapter. | |
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ERRORS FOUND; | Hard disk configuration | Rerun SETUP and enter | |
DISK X FAILED | information is incorrect. | the correct hard disk | |
INITIALIZATION |
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ERRORS FOUND; | The size of the base or | Enter correct memory | |
INCORRECT | the expansion memory, | size and rerun SETUP | |
CONFIGURATION | does not agree with | procedure. | |
INFORMATION; | configuration |
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MEMORY SIZE | information. |
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MISCOMPARE |
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