IBM NetVista - Identifying System Board Components

Check Procedures 41
Error Encountered
Initializing Hard Drive
1. Enter Configuration/
Setup Utility to load the
default setting
2. IDE hard disk drive power
3. IDE hard disk drive cable/
connection
4. IDE hard disk drive
Error Initializing Hard Disk
Controller
1. Enter Configuration/
Setup Utility to load the
default setting
2. Check IDE drive jumper
See “3.5-In. Hard Disk
Drive Jumper Settings”
on page 117.
3. IDE hard disk drive power
4. IDE hard disk drive cable/
connection
5. IDE hard disk drive
6. System board
Floppy Disk CNTRLR Error
Or No CNTRLR Present
1. Enter Configuration/
Setup Utility to load the
default setting
2. Diskette drive cable/
connection
3. Diskette drive
4. System board
Invalid EISA Configuration
Please Run EISA
Configuration Utility
1. No ESIA slot available
Keyboard Error or No
Keyboard Present
1. Re-connect keyboard
2. Enter Configuration/
Setup Utility and load the
default settings
3. keyboard
4. System board
Table 2-1 POST Error Codes and Messages List
NOTE:
To diagnose a problem, first find the BIOS error
messages or codes in left column. If directed to a
check procedure, replace the FRU indicated in the
check procedure. If no check procedure is indicated,
the first Action/FRU listed in right column is the most
likely cause.
BIOS Error Codes,
Messages
Action/FRU