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Error messages
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Error messages
If you receive an error message, note the message and take the corrective action.
The following table lists the error messages in alphabetical order together with
the recommended course of action.
Error Messages
Corrective Action
CMOS Battery Bad
Contact Gateway.
CMOS Checksum
Error
Contact Gateway.
Equipment
Configuration Error
Press F2 (during startup) to open the BIOS
Setup utility, then press Esc to exit and
reconfigure your notebook.
Hard Disk 0 Error
Contact Gateway.
Hard Disk 0 Extended
Type Error
Contact Gateway.
I/O Parity Error
Contact gateway.
Keyboard Error or No
Keyboard Connected
Contact Gateway.
Keyboard Interface
Error
Contact Gateway.
Memory Size
Mismatch
Press F2 (during startup) to enter the BIOS
Setup utility, then press Esc to exit and
reconfigure your notebook.
Missing operating
system
Follow these steps:
1 Press F2 (during startup) to enter the BIOS
Setup utility.
2 Exit the BIOS Setup utility (saving the
changes).
Pointing Device Error
Contact Gateway.
Pointing Device
Interface Error
Contact Gateway.
Protected Mode Test
Fail
Contact Gateway.