
POSTerrorcodes
Eachtimeyoupower-onthesystem,itperformsaseriesofteststhatchecktheoperationofthesystem
andsomeoptions.ThisseriesoftestsiscalledthePower-OnSelf-Test,orPOST.POSTdoesthefollowing
operations.
•Checkssomebasicsystem-boardoperations
•Checksthememoryoperation
•Startsthevideooperation
•Veriesthatthebootdriveisworking
IfthePOSTdetectsaproblem,anerrormessageappearsonthescreen.Asingleproblemcancauseseveral
errormessagestoappear.Whenyoucorrectthecauseofthersterrormessage,theothererrormessages
probablywillnotappearonthescreenthenexttimeyouturnonthesystem.
POSTErrorMessageDescription/Action
CMOSDate/TimeNotSetTheCMOSDateand/orTimeareinvalid.Thiserrorcan
beresolvedbyreadjustingthesystemtimeinAMIBIOS
Setup.
CMOSBatteryLowTheCMOSbatteryisnolongerfunctional.Replacethe
battery.
CMOSChecksumBadChecksumofCMOSisincorrect.Thecomputerloadsthe
defaultcongurationsettings.Thiserrormightindicate
thatCMOShasbecomecorruptduetoaweakCMOS
battery.
PrimaryMasterHardDiskError
PrimarySlaveHardDiskError
SecondaryMasterHardDiskError
SecondarySlaveHardDiskError
TheIDE/ATAPIdeviceconguredasPrimary
Master/PrimarySlave/SecondaryMaster/Secondary
Slavecouldnotbefoundorinitialized.Makesurethe
harddriveiscorrectlyinstalled.
Keyboarderror
Cannotinitializethekeyboard.Makesurethekeyboard
isproperlyconnectedtothecomputerandthatnokeys
areheldpressedduringPOST.Topurposelycongurethe
computerwithoutakeyboard,setkeyboardlessoperation
inSetuptoEnable.TheBIOSthenignoresthemissing
keyboardduringPOST.
SystemHalted
Thesystemhasbeenhalted.Aresetorpowercycleis
requiredtorebootthemachine.Thismessageappears
afterafatalerrorhasbeendetected.
RebootandSelectproperBootdeviceorInsertBoot
MediainselectedBootdevice
TheBIOSwasunabletondasuitablebootdevice.Make
surethebootdriveisproperlyconnectedtothecomputer.
Makesureyouhavebootablemedia.
Undeterminedproblems
IfthiscomputerhasaparallelATAharddiskdrive,makesurethattheharddiskdriveisjumperedasa
masterandtheopticaldriveisjumperedasaslave.
1.Power-offthecomputer.
2.Removeordisconnectthefollowingcomponents(ifinstalled)oneatatime.
a.Externaldevices(modem,printer,ormouse)
b.Anyadapters
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