4.2.2 Messages on the Screen
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¦ SCREEN ¦ ¦
¦ MESSAGE ¦ ACTION ¦
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¦ Numbers. ¦ The computer's internal self-test found an error. ¦
¦ ¦ Check to see: ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ 1. That you have the backup copy of the Reference ¦
¦ PICTURE 88 ¦ Diskette in the drive. ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ 2. That the diskette is inserted correctly--with the ¦
¦ ¦ label up and metal-shutter end inserted first--into ¦
¦ ¦ the drive. (See "Starting the Reference Diskette ¦
¦ ¦ Version 1.01 or Later" in topic 3.6.1.) ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ If you cannot start the Reference Diskette and display ¦
¦ ¦ the screen shown in step 2 on page 4.1, have the system ¦
¦ ¦ serviced. ¦
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¦ Diskette and ¦ Check to see: ¦
¦ F1 prompts. ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ 1. What the diskette and F1 prompts mean on page ¦
¦ ¦ 1.5.3. ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ PICTURE 89 ¦ 2. That you have the backup copy of the Reference ¦
¦ ¦ Diskette in the drive. ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ 3. That the diskette is inserted correctly-- with the ¦
¦ ¦ label up and metal-shutter end inserted first--into ¦
¦ ¦ the drive. (See "Starting the Reference Diskette ¦
¦ ¦ Version 1.01 or Later" in topic 3.6.1.) ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ If the above items are correct and both prompts remain, ¦
¦ ¦ have the system serviced. ¦
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¦ Password ¦ A power-on password is set. To use the computer, type ¦
¦ Prompt. ¦ the correct power-on password and press Enter (see ¦
¦ ¦ pages 1.5.1 and 3.7.1). If the power-on password is ¦
¦ ¦ not working properly, have the system serviced. ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ PICTURE 90 ¦ ¦
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¦ Error ¦ Check to see: ¦
¦ Prompt. ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ 1. What the error prompt means on page 1.5.2. ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ 2. That you have the backup copy of the Reference ¦
¦ PICTURE 91 ¦ Diskette in the drive. ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ 3. That the diskette is inserted correctly--with the ¦
¦ --or-- ¦ label up and metal-shutter end inserted first--into ¦
¦ A screen or ¦ the drive. (See "Starting the Reference Diskette ¦
¦ message that ¦ Version 1.01 or Later" in topic 3.6.1.) ¦
¦ is not ¦ ¦
¦ listed ¦ If the above items are correct and you cannot display ¦
¦ above. ¦ the screen shown in step 2 on page 4.1, have the system ¦
¦ ¦ serviced. ¦
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¦ Resume ¦ Turn off the computer power, then turn it on again. ¦
¦ Failure. ¦ Any data that was not saved before entering suspend ¦
¦ ¦ mode can be lost. If any error code other than 12X ¦
¦ ¦ appears, have the system serviced. ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ PICTURE 92 ¦ Note: This error code might appear if the computer is ¦
¦ ¦ stored or used in a wrong environment. However, ¦
¦ ¦ if this error code appears frequently, have the ¦
¦ ¦ system serviced. ¦
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PS/2 Model L40 SX Quick Reference
Messages on the Screen
¦ Copyright IBM Corp. 1991
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