User's Manual

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 conduct 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:

The

POST

screen

as pictured right is for

guideline purposes only.

The

POST

screen on

your computer may ap-

pear slightly different. If

you disable the

Boot-

time Diagnostic Screen

the POST screen will not

appear.

Figure 5 - 1

POST Screen

Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) NB

Bios Revision: ********

KBC/EC Firmware Revision: ********

CPU=1Processors Detected, Cores per Processor = 2

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5600 @ 1.83GHz

323M System RAM Passed

2048 KB L2 Cache

System BIOS shadowed

ATAPI CD-ROM: Optiarc DVD RW AD-7530A

Mouse intialized

Press <F2> to enter SETUP