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4 Troubleshooting Your PC
Other Configuration Problems
Other Configuration Problems
Problem
Check
How
Power-On-Self-Test
displays an error
(one that is not
covered by an earlier
section in this
chapter).
Setup
program
settings.
•
Turn on or restart the PC.
•
When the message F2 Setup appears, press the F2
key.
Summary screen.
•
Turn on or restart the PC.
•
When the message F2 Setup appears, press the ESC
key. (Press the PAUSE key to keep the summary
screen displayed. Press any key to continue.)
If the PC still displays an error
The configuration settings are corrupted.
Restore the default values.
•
Turn off the PC and disconnect the power cord.
•
Remove the cover.
•
Set the system board switch 5 (Clear CMOS) to ON
to clear the configuration.
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Replace the cover, and reconnect the power cord.
•
Turn on the PC. This will erase the CMOS memory.
•
Wait until the PC has started. A message will be
displayed saying that the configuration has been
cleared.
•
Turn off the PC, disconnect the power cord, and
remove the cover.
•
Set the system board switch 5 (Clear CMOS) on the
switch block to OFF to re-enable the configuration.
•
Replace the cover, and reconnect the power cord.
•
Switch on the PC. The PC may start more slowly
than usual because it will load the default
configuration values.
•
Press F2 to enter the
Setup
program. Update the
necessary fields, such as the date and time, then
save and exit the
Setup
program. The PC will restart
with the new configuration.
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