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BIOS Utilities

5 - 2 The Power-On Self Test (POST)

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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.

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 is for guide-
line purposes only.

Figure 5 - 1

POST Screen

Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Desktop
Copyright 1985-2007 Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
All Rights Reserved
BIOS Revision: ********
KBC/EC Firmware Revision: ********
CPU = 1 Processors Detected, Cores per Processor = 2
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU

P8700 @ 2.53GHz

600K System RAM Passed
1022M Extended RAM Passed
3072 KB L2 Cache
System BIOS shadowed
Video BIOS shadowed
Fixed Disk 0: FUJITSU MHZ2250BH G2
ATAPI CD-ROM: TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633A
Mouse intialized

Press to enter SETUP

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