Startup error messages – Texas Instruments TM5000 Series User Manual
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No boot device
available - press F1
to retry boot
Press F1 to try loading
MS-DOS
again.
Replace the floppy if you are loading
MS-DOS
from a floppy.
Press Ctrl-Alt-Esc to ensure that the
drive type is set correctly in Setup.
No boot sector on
fixed disk - Press F1
to retry boot
Press F1 to try loading
MS-DOS
from the
hard disk again.
Load
MS-DOS
from a floppy, and try to
display a directory of drive C. If you
cannot display a directory, the hard disk
may need to be reformatted.
c
Caution: Reformatting erases all of the
data on the hard disk. Reformat your
hard disk only as a last resort.
Non-System disk or
disk error. Replace
and press any key
when ready
Eject floppy from floppy drive, and press
a key to load
MS-DOS
from the hard disk.
Insert a floppy containing
MS-DOS
in the
floppy drive, and press a key.
Press Ctrl-Alt-Esc to ensure that the
drive type is set correctly in Setup.
Time-of-day not set
The battery sustaining the system
configuration has failed. Follow the
procedure in this chapter to restore the
configuration.
Startup Error Messages
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