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F i r m w a r e
POST
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OWER
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EST
(POST)
Each time you turn on the computer, several things happen:
BIOS information flashes on the screen.
the system takes a few seconds to conduct a
POST
,
including a quick test of the on-board RAM.
As the POST proceeds, the computer will tell you if there is any-
thing wrong. If there is a problem which prevents the system from
booting, it will tell you to run
Setup
. If there are no problems, the
system announce that it is starting the operating system. Once that
message appears, you can no longer get into
Setup
.
S
AMPLE
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TARTUP
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CREEN
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T
HE
POST
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IG
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1. BIOS information
2. CPU type
3. main memory status
4. error notice
5. IDE (including HDD)
identification notice
6. pause indicator
(only appears if there is
an error)
SystemSoft BIOS for Intel 430TX Version 1.01 (2402-00)
Copyright 1983 - 1997 SystemSoft Corp. All Rights Reserved.
NoteBook Computer Model 66 Version PP3.07.01
Build in time (01/09/98 17:50:25)
233 MHz Pentium CPU
External Cache: 512K installed
SystemSoft Plug-n-Play BIOS Ver 1.17.01
Base Memory 640 KB
Extended Memory 031 MB
Total Memory 032 MB
WARNING - NO BOOTABLE FLOPPY DRIVE 0 INSTALLED
WARNING - TIME/DATE CORRUPT - RUN SCU
Auto Detecting IDE Devices [Done]
SMB BIOS Version 1.15
SMB SMC958 Services Revision 1.00.00
Copr. 1994-1994 SystemSoft Corp.
<CTRL-ALT-S> to enter System Configuration Utility or Press F1 to Continue
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