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Table 5. Storage Device BIOS Messages
Message Displayed
Description
Boot Failure ...
This is a generic message indicating the BIOS could not boot
from a particular device. This message is usually followed by
other information concerning the device.
Invalid Boot Diskette
A diskette was found in the drive, but it is not configured as a
bootable diskette.
Drive Not Ready
The BIOS was unable to access the drive because it indicated it
was not ready for data transfer. This is often reported by drives
when no media is present.
A: Drive Error
The BIOS attempted to configure the A: drive during POST, but
was unable to properly configure the device. This may be due
to a bad cable or faulty diskette drive.
B: Drive Error
The BIOS attempted to configure the B: drive during POST, but
was unable to properly configure the device. This may be due
to a bad cable or faulty diskette drive.
Insert BOOT diskette in A:
The BIOS attempted to boot from the A: drive, but could not find
a proper boot diskette.
Reboot and Select proper Boot device or
Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device
BIOS could not find a bootable device in the system and/or
removable media drive does not contain media.
NO ROM BASIC
This message occurs on some systems when no bootable
device can be detected.
Message Displayed
Description
Primary Master Hard Disk Error
The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Primary Master could not
be properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically
displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/
ATAPI devices in POST.
Primary Slave Hard Disk Error
The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Primary Slave could not
be properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically
displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/
ATAPI devices in POST.
Secondary Master Hard Disk Error
The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Secondary Master could
not be properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is
typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and
configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.
Secondary Slave Hard Disk Error
The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Secondary Slave could
not be properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is
typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and
configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.
3
rd
Master Hard Disk Error
The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Master in the 3
rd
IDE
controller could not be properly initialized by the BIOS. This
message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect
and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.
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