Texas Instruments 5000 User Manual

Page 99

Advertising
background image

If the self-test still fails, execute the diagnostics as described in paragraph
4.2.5.

No boot device available - press F1 to retry boot

This message indicates the system disk, the diskette drive, or the diskette is
defective (if loading MS-DOS from diskette) or that the NVRAM is not
correctly configured for the installed disk drive type. Replace the diskette
and reboot the computer. If the self-test still fails, run the diagnostics as
described in paragraph 4.2.5.

No boot sector on system disk - press F1 to retry boot

This message indicates the system disk is not formatted. Try powering down
the system and re-running the self test. Press CTRL-ALT-ESC to ensure
that the drive type is correctly set in Setup. Also, press F1 to try loading
MS-DOS from the hard drive again. If the message persists, the disk must
be reformatted and software reloaded from diskettes (see Section 3).

c

Caution: Reformatting erases all data on the hard drive. Use this rem-
edy only as a last resort.

Non-System Disk or Disk error. Replace and press any key when ready.

This message indicates the diskette installed in floppy diskette drive A is not
a bootable diskette. Format an MS-DOS bootable diskette as described in
the Online MS-DOS User’s Guide. Install diskette in drive A, and reboot the
computer. Also try pressing CTRL-ALT-ESC to ensure the diskette drive
type is correctly set in Setup.

Time-of-day clock stopped

This message indicates that the battery sustaining the system configuration
has failed. Reset the configuration.

n

Note: The following messages are informational messages that do not neces-
sarily indicate a self-test failure:

NNN Main Memory, NNN Extended

This message lists the amount of standard memory and optional extended
memory that has tested successfully during self-test execution. This
message is only displayed if Quick Boot is off in System Setup.

Memory tests terminated by keystroke

This message tells you that you have pressed the Space Bar while the
memory tests were running. Pressing the Space Bar during memory testing
stops the tests.

Press F1 to continue

This message tells you that an error was found during self-test execution.
Press F1 to attempt to reboot the computer.

Troubleshooting Procedures 4-7

Advertising
This manual is related to the following products: