Toshiba M1 System Board Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures, Procedure 1 Message Check

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2.4 System Board Troubleshooting

2 Troubleshooting Procedures

Procedure 1 Message Check

When the power is turned on, the system performs the Initial Reliability Test (IRT) installed in the BIOS ROM. The IRT tests each IC on the system board and initializes it.

qIf an error message is shown on the display, perform Check 1.

qIf there is no error message, go to Procedure 2.

qIf Toshiba MS-DOS or Windows Me is properly loaded, go to Procedure 3.

Check 1 If one of the following error messages appears on the screen, press F1 as the message instructs. These errors occur when the system configuration preserved in the RTC memory (CMOS type memory) is not the same as the actual configuration or when the data is lost.

If you press F1 as the message instruc ts, returns all system settings to their default values. Then the system reboots.

If error message (b) appears often when the power is turned on, replace the RTC battery. If any other error message displays, perform Check 2.

(a)*** Bad HDD type ***

Check system. Then press [F1] key ......

(b)*** Bad RTC battery ***

Check system. Then press [F1] key ......

(c)*** Bad configuration ***

Check system. Then press [F1] key ......

(d)*** Bad memory size ***

Check system. Then press [F1] key ......

(e)*** Bad time function ***

Check system. Then press [F1] key ......

(f)*** Bad check sum (CMOS) ***

Check system. Then press [F1] key ......

(g)*** Bad check sum (ROM) ***

Check system. Then press [F1] key ......

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