Troubleshooting
Screen Message and Its
Meaning
Action
Power-on password
prompt.
A power-on or supervisor password was set. To use the computer, type the
correct password and press Enter (see page 102).
If the power-on password is not accepted, a supervisor password might have
been set. Type the supervisor password and press Enter.
If there is still a problem, have the computer serviced.
Hard disk password
prompt.
A hard disk password was set. To use the computer, type the correct password
and press Enter (see page 102).
If there is still a problem, have the computer serviced.
Test menu.
Exit
Restart
Start
SystemBoard Memory Display HDD-1 FDD-1
Parallel
PCMCIA-1
PCMCIA-2
FDD-2
HDD-2
HDD-3
Serial
CDROM
DSP
Audio
Infrared
Select the Start icon and follow the instructions to test your system.
If you cannot go beyond the Test screen, have the computer serviced.
If the computer stops during testing and does not continue, have the
computer serviced.
If testing does not find a problem but one persists, find the problem in “What
If Testing Cannot Find the Problem?” on page 243.
If the test ends with an error, make a note of the error code and have the
computer serviced.
POST error prompt.
ERROR
OK
Cancel
An error was found during the POST. Press Enter; then select Start from the
test menu to run the test.
If the test ends with an error, make a note of the error code and have the
computer serviced.
Error prompt.
Turn off the computer and start Easy-Setup; then select Test to test the
computer.
If the test ends with an error, make a note of the error code and have the
computer serviced.
You can start the operating system by pressing F1 instead and ignore the error.
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