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Error message - please run
SETUP program Press <F1>
key to continue, <F2> to
run SETUP
2. If an error message is displayed on the
screen, and you want to continue with the
boot process and start the operating system
anyway, press the
F1
key.
P O I N T
If your data security settings require it,
you may be asked for a password before
the operating system will be opened.
P O I N T
If your data security settings require it,
you may be asked for a password before
the Main menu will appear.
C A U T I O N
If your notebook beeps a series of
beeps that sounds like a code and the
display is blank, please refer to the
Troubleshooting Section. The
Troubleshooting Section includes
a list of error messages and their
meanings.
(See pages 138-140.)
3. If an error message is displayed on the
screen, and you want to enter the setup
utility, press the
F2
key.
4. When the setup utility starts with a fault pre-
sent, the system displays the following message:
Warning!
Error message
[Continue]
5. Press any key to enter the setup utility. The
system will then display the Main Menu with
current parameters values.
Entering the Setup Utility After a
Configuration Change or System Failure
If there has been a change in the system config-
uration that does not agree with the parameter
settings stored in your BIOS memory, or there
is a failure in the system, the system beeps
and/or displays an error message after the
Power On Self Test (POST). If the failure is not
too severe, it will give you the opportunity to
modify the settings of the setup utility, as
described in the following steps:
1. When you turn on or restart the computer
there is a beep and/or the following message
appears on the screen:
