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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.