reached. In addition, numbers representing various steps during the startup
sequence appear in the top-right corner of the screen; these numbers can be useful
to support personnel if a “hang” condition occurs during POST. Options for
running a fast POST or accessing the Configuration/Setup Utility program appear
in the lower-left corner of the screen.
Note:
The amount of available memory shown might be somewhat less than
expected because of basic input/output system (BIOS) shadowing in random
access memory (RAM).
If POST finishes without detecting any problems, you will hear one beep and the
first screen of your operating system or application program appears (if you have
not set a power-on password). If you have set a power-on password, a password
prompt appears. You must enter your password in order for the first screen of your
operating system or application program to appear. (For further information on
using passwords, refer to “Passwords” on page 40.)
If POST detects a problem, you will hear multiple beeps or no beep. In most cases,
an error code appears in the top-left corner of the screen, and in some cases a
description of the error is displayed beside the code. (Note that the screen will
sometimes display multiple error codes and descriptions.) For more information
about what caused an error message to appear and what action to take, refer to
“Solving POST Error Message Problems” on page 64 and “POST Message Charts”
on page 67.
If you hear no beep at all during POST, refer to “Troubleshooting Charts” on
page 85. You might need to have your computer serviced.
Error Messages
Error messages that appear on the screen might be text, numeric, or both. There are
several types of error messages:
POST error messages
Messages that appear when POST finds problems with the hardware during
startup or when a change in the hardware configuration is found. POST error
messages are 3-, 4-, 5-, 8-, or 12-character alphanumeric messages and include
brief explanations (except I999XXXX errors).
For more information about what caused an error message to appear and what
action to take, refer to “Solving POST Error Message Problems” on page 64 and
“POST Message Charts” on page 67.
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