Difference between revisions of "Getting the Processor Information"
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procinfo [label="Can you get the \nPROCESSOR INFORMATION?"] | procinfo [label="Can you get the \nPROCESSOR INFORMATION?"] | ||
ramvideo [label="Does it have\nRAM and VIDEO?"] | ramvideo [label="Does it have\nRAM and VIDEO?"] | ||
| − | simplify [label="SIMPLIFY\nRemove uneeded cards | + | simplify [label="SIMPLIFY\nRemove uneeded cards\nand disconnect the drives\nDoes it POST?"] |
start [label="TRYING TO GET A\nSYSTEM TO POST\nSTART HERE", shape="box"] | start [label="TRYING TO GET A\nSYSTEM TO POST\nSTART HERE", shape="box"] | ||
| + | swapram [label="Swap out the RAM\nsystematically.\nTry PC100, PC133, and PC66\nDoes it POST?"] | ||
triage [label="Ready for TRIAGE\n(go back to main flow chart)", shape="box"] | triage [label="Ready for TRIAGE\n(go back to main flow chart)", shape="box"] | ||
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floppyboot -> manualdetermine [label="NO"] | floppyboot -> manualdetermine [label="NO"] | ||
simplify -> procinfo [taillabel="YES"] | simplify -> procinfo [taillabel="YES"] | ||
| − | simplify -> manualdetermine [taillabel="NO"] | + | simplify -> swapram [taillabel="NO"] |
| + | swapram -> procinfo [taillabel="YES"] | ||
| + | swapram -> manualdetermine [taillabel="NO"] | ||
} | } | ||
</graphviz> | </graphviz> | ||
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| + | [[Category: Prebuild]] | ||
Revision as of 10:34, 6 November 2005
Getting the System to POST
- POST stands for Power On Self Test. If a system POSTs successfully, it will then try to 'boot (load an operating system).
- If it fails POST it will never boot, no matter how many floppy disks you try. This is because it doesn't access the drives until after a successful POST.
- Never boot
