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2.4 System Board Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures

QOSMIO F20 Maintenance Manual (960-526) [CONFIDENTIAL] 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.

? If an error message is shown on the display, perform Check 1.

? If there is no error message, go to Procedure 2.

? 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 ***