Specifications

BIOS Utilities

5 - 2 The Power-On Self Test (POST)

The Power-On Self Test (POST)

Each time you turn on the computer, the system takes a few seconds to con-

duct a POST, including a quick test of the on-board RAM (memory).

As the POST proceeds, the computer will tell you if there is anything wrong.

If there is a problem that prevents the system from booting, it will display a

system summary and prompt you to run Setup.

If there are no problems, the Setup prompt will disappear and the system will

load the operating system. Once that starts, you can’t get into Setup without

rebooting.

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POST Screen

1.BIOS information

2.CPU type

3.Memory status

4.Enter Setup prompt

appears only during

POST

Note: If you have ena-

bled the Intel On-

Screen Branding Logo

(see “Intel On-Screen

Branding Logo (Ad-

vanced Menu)” on

page 5 - 9) the POST

screen will not appear.

Figure 5 - 1

POST Screen

Phoenix cME FirstBIOS Notebook Pro

M5X0V Bios Ver: 1.00.D05

KBC Ver: 1.00.D1

CPU = Intel(R) Celeron(R) M processor 1.50GHz

639K System RAM Passed

446M Extended RAM Passed

1024K Cache SRAM Passed

System BIOS shadowed

Video BIOS shadowed

Fixed Disk 0: TOSHIBA MK3025GAS

ATAPI CD-ROM: TSSTcorpCD/DVDW TS-L532A

Mouse intialized

Press <F2> to enter SETUP