Toshiba Qosmio F10 Series, Maintenance Manual

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2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.4 System Board Troubleshooting
QOSMIO F10 Maintenance Manual (960-498) 2-17
Procedure 1 Message Check
When the power is turned on, the system performs the Initial Reliability Test (IRT) installed
in the BIOS ROM. The IRT tests each IC on the system board and initializes it.
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If an error message is shown on the display, perform Check 1.
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If there is no error message, go to Procedure 2.
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If MS-DOS, Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Media Center Edition is
properly loaded, go to Procedure 4.
Check 1 If one of the following error messages is displayed on the screen, press F1 as the
message instructs. These errors occur when the system configuration preserved in
the RTC memory (CMOS type memory) is not the same as the actual configuration
or when the data is lost.
If you press
F1
as the message instructs, the SETUP screen appears to set the
system configuration. If error message (b) appears often when the power is turned
on, replace the RTC battery. If any other error message is displayed, perform
Check 2.
(a) *** Bad HDD type ***
Check system. Then press [F1] key ......
(b) *** Bad RTC battery ***
Check system. Then press [F1] key ......
(c) *** Bad configuration ***
Check system. Then press [F1] key ......
(d) *** Bad memory size ***
Check system. Then press [F1] key ......
(e) *** Bad time function ***
Check system. Then press [F1] key ......
(f) *** Bad check sum (CMOS) ***
Check system. Then press [F1] key ......
(g) *** Bad check sum (ROM) ***
Check system. Then press [F1] key ......
Check 2 If the following error message is displayed on the screen, press any key as the
message instructs.
The following error message appears when data stored in RAM under the resume
function is lost because the battery has become discharged or the system board is
damaged. Go to Procedure 3.
WARNING: RESUME FAILURE.
PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE.