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7. Error Messages
This chapter contains a summary of error and warning messages alphabetized by
message text. These are messages generated by the BIOS and MS-DOS that may be
related to your hardware configuration.
Bad partition table
.i.partition table;Your hard disk cannot be formatted because it has not yet
been partitioned. Boot from a DOS floppy disk and run the FDISK program.
CMOS checksum invalid
Something in the nonvolatile .i.CMOS RAM; is incorrect. Run the BIOS setup
program to determine what is wrong, and correct it. If the error occurs repeat-
edly, the EPC-2's .i.battery; has failed.
CMOS RAM error, check battery / run setup
Something in the nonvolatile CMOS RAM is incorrect. Run the BIOS setup program
to determine what is wrong, and correct it. If the error occurs repeatedly,
first try reinitializing all CMOS RAM parameters. If the problem still occurs,
the EPC-2's battery has failed.
.i.Disk boot failure;
No boot disk could be found. This could occur if your BIOS setup screen has all
disks disabled, if your SCSI disk is disabled and no floppy diskette is
inserted, if there is no operating system installed on the disk, or if the disk
is inoperable.
Diskette drives or types mismatch error - run setup
.i.floppy diskette errors;The configuration information in the nonvolatile CMOS
RAM does not match the floppy diskette installed in the system. Press
CTRL+ALT+ESC to run the BIOS setup program. Drive A should be set to "1.4M" and
drive B to NONE.
Error encountered initializing hard drive
Error initializing hard disk controller
.i.disk boot failure;.i.hard disk error;Either of these messages appears if the
BIOS cannot boot from an AT (.i.IDE;) hard disk. Possible problems are that the
BIOS setup information is incorrect, the disk is uninitialized, or the disk has
failed.
Error: System requires a suitable video adapter
This is a Microsoft .i.Windows; error message. It can occur when software
destroys DOS's unprotected information describing the video adapter. The
problem can usually be corrected by entering the DOS command.i.mode command;
mode co80
.i.EXM configuration error;
The EXM installed (or not installed) does not match the configuration infor-
mation in the nonvolatile CMOS RAM. Hitting any key will allow you to continue,
but doing so may cause problems later if software tries to use the EXM. To
correct the problem, enter the setup program (via CTRL+ALT+ESC) to change the
information on the setup screen and reboot.
General Failure error reading ...
.i.general failure;This almost always indicates the presence of an unformatted
disk or diskette.
Invalid drive specification
You are trying to access a logical drive (e.g., A:, B:, ...) that is not known
to the operating system.
Keyboard Error or no keyboard present
.i.keyboard errors;This message indicates that either (1) a .i.keyboard; is
expected but none is present (check the integrity of the connector), (2) the
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