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26 SBC-350A User's Manual

POST (Power On Self Tests)

Whenever you start up your system, the CPU card runs a series of

programs stored in an on-board ROM chip. These programs are

divided into two stages:

System test and initialization

These routines test and initialize board hardware. If the routines

encounter an error in during the tests, you will either hear a few

short beeps or see an error message on the screen. There are two

kinds of errors: fatal and non-fatal. The system can usually

continue the boot up sequence with non-fatal errors. Non-fatal

error messages usually appear on the screen along with the

following instructions:

press <F1> to RESUME

Write down the message and press the F1 key to continue the

bootup sequence. Non-fatal error messages appear in Appendix E.

If the routines encounter a fatal error, they will stop the tests and

output a message indicating which test failed. If the fatal error

comes before the screen device initializes, the card will indicate the

error code through a series of beeps.

System configuration verification

These routines check the current system configuration against the

values stored in the card’s CMOS memory. If they don’t match, the

program outputs an error message. You will then need to run the

BIOS setup program to set the configuration information in

memory.

There are three situations in which you will need to change the

CMOS settings:

1. You are starting your system for the first time

2. You have changed the hardware attached to your system

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