NEC LC1400 manual PNP Installation Tips, Bios User’s Information, Error and Status Messages

PNP Installation Tips

Some common PCI tips are listed here.

nReserve interrupts (IRQs) and/or memory addresses specifically for ISA adapters. This prevents PCI cards from trying to use the same settings ISA cards are using. Use the SSU to keep track of ISA adapter resources.

nCertain drivers may require interrupts that are not shared with other PCI drivers. The SSU can be used to adjust the interrupt numbers for PCI devices. For certain drivers, it may be necessary to alter settings so that interrupts are not shared.

BIOS User’s Information

This section describes the various screen messages and beep codes of the system BIOS. The BIOS indicates errors by writing an error code to the PS/2-standard logging area in the Extended BIOS Data Area, and by displaying a message on the screen, which is sometimes preceded by the POST Error Code. The error code will also be logged to the Event Logging area.

Note: Your system error log will be lost, if your system ac power source is off or disconnected.

Error and Status Messages

“BIOS Messages” table is an alphabetic list of error and status messages that BIOS generates and an explanation of each message. Many of the messages refer to the built in Setup program. For more information about Setup, refer to the “Configuring Your System” chapter.

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