Troubleshooting and Repair 5-7
Informational Messages

This section lists the messages that provide information to the user but require no action.

Table 5-3 BIOS Informational Messages

Message Meaning
NCH
Base Memory The amount of base memory that tested successfully.
NCH
Extended The amount of extended memor
y
that tested
successfully.
Memor
y
tests terminated b
y
keystroke The messa
g
e indicate that a user pressed the
spacebar while memor
y
tests were runnin
g
and
stopped the memory tests.
Press the F1 key to continue This messa
g
e indicates that an error was found durin
g
POST. Pressin
g
the F1 ke
y
allows the s
y
stem to
attempt to reboot.
Be
g
innin
g
memor
y
test Press
the SPACEBAR to terminate the
memory test
A user can stop the memor
y
tests b
y
pressin
g
the
spacebar.
Press the F1 ke
y
to continue, F2
to run the Setup utility This messa
g
e indicates that an error was found durin
g
POST. Pressin
g
the F1 ke
y
allows the s
y
stem to
attempt to boot. Press F2 allows users to run the
ROM-based SETUP utilit
y
to correct confi
g
uration
information.
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