82 BIOS Setup
MX3 Reference Guide E-EQ-MX3RG-J-ARC
Post Msg
Set this parameter to On to stop the boot process if the Power On Self Test (POST) procedure
encounters errors. Otherwise, the system continues to attempt to boot despite many startup error
messages that display.
See Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting”, for more information on POST messages.
Values: On, Off
Default: Off
A parameter setting of On only affects the following error conditions (messages are displayed)
and the bootup is halted:
Messages that Halt Bootup
• IDE Unit Error
No media connected
Configured for 0 cylinders
Controller reset failed
Media not ready
Track 0 seek timed out
Media initialization failed
Media recalibration failed
Last track seek failed
• Timer Error
System timer (0) failed
• Disk Error for Debug
Floppy type does not match setup only for debug capabilities
• I/O Chip Error
I/O conflicts exist for serial ports, parallel ports, and IDE units (any or all)
• Other Error
IRQ conflict, unsupported COM port configuration, keyboard locked
Bootup Continues after These Messages
This option does not affect the following error conditions (messages are displayed and
the bootup continues):
• Keyboard Error
Keyboard reset failed
Keyboard interrupts failed
• CMOS Error
CMOS checksum failed
CMOS time and date not set
Real time clock failure
• Configuration Error
Previous POST execution was incomplete
• Scanner Error
Scanner detected, but attempts to read scanner configuration failed.
