Lenovo IdeaCentre Q700 - Manual (Page 26)

Hardware Maintenance Manual
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POST Error Message Description/Action
CMOS Date/Time Not Set The CMOS Date and/or Time are
invalid. This error can be resolved by
readjusting the system time in AMI
BIOS Setup.
CMOS Battery Low The CMOS battery is no longer
functional.
Replace the battery.
CMOS Checksum Bad Checksum of CMOS is incorrect.
The computer loads the default
configuration settings. This error
might indicate that CMOS has
become corrupt due to a weak
CMOS battery.
Primary Master Hard Disk Error The IDE/ATAPI device configured
as Primary Master/Primary Slave/
Secondary Master/Secondary Slave
could not be found or initialized.
Make sure the hard drive is correctly
installed.
Primary Slave Hard Disk Error
Secondary Master Hard Disk Error
Secondary Slave Hard Disk Error
Keyboard not found Cannot initialize the keyboard.
Make sure the keyboard is properly
connected to the computer and
that no keys are held pressed during
POST.
To purposely configure the
computer without a keyboard, set
keyboardless operation in Setup to
Enable. The BIOS then ignores the
missing keyboard during POST.
System Halted The system has been halted. A reset
or power cycle is required to reboot
the machine. This message appears
after a fatal error has been detected.
Reboot and Select proper Boot
device or Insert Boot Media in
selected Boot device and press a key The BIOS was unable to find a
suitable boot device.
Make sure the boot drive is properly
connected to the computer.
Make sure you have bootable
media.