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Phoenix BIOS POST and Start Messages
Phoenix BIOS POST
Message Possible Cause Remedy by technician
Diskette drive fail Diskette adapter failure Check adapter
Diskette drive B: failure
Drive B: defective or not
installed
Check drive B:
Diskette drive A: failure
Drive A: defective or not
installed
Check drive A:
Diskette read failure
strike 7 to retry boot
Disk not formatted or
defective
Replace diskette and reboot
Display adapter failed; * Primary videoadapter failure * Check videoadapter
Gate A20 failure
Protected mode cannot be
activated Check CPU
Fixed disk configuration error
The specified configuration is
not supported
Correct the hard drive
configuration
HD controller fail Controller failure Check CPU
Fixed disk failure
0
1
Defective hard disk 0 = C:
1=D:
Try to reboot. If not possible,
replace hard disk
Hard disk read failure -
strike 7 to retry boot
Defective harddisk
Try to reboot. If not possible,
replace hard disk
Invalid config info
* Memory size not correct
* Display adapter not
correctly configured
* Incorrect number of
diskette drives
Start SETUP
Keyboard clock line failure
Keyboard data line failure
Keyboard or keyboard cable
connection defective
Check that keyboard and
cable are properly connected
Phoenix BIOS POST
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