mas35638@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Odin) (03/02/91)
Every time I turn on my HP Vectra QS/20, it tells me there's a configuration error. Checking it, there never is. I know that the manual says this is a sign that the battery pack needs replacing, but I bought it new 14 months ago, and the time/date is still correct. Any idea what else would cause this problem? After the memory check, it prints a number, but I don't remember what it is (09xx, don't know the x's). I don't have the BIOS book to look that error up. Suggestions? Thanks, Mike
dmerrill@hpdtczb.HP.COM (David Merrill) (03/05/91)
/ hpdtczb:comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc / mas35638@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Odin) / 5:18 pm Mar 1, 1991 / Every time I turn on my HP Vectra QS/20, it tells me there's a configuration error. Checking it, there never is. I know that the manual says this is a sign that the battery pack needs replacing, but I bought it new 14 months ago, and the time/date is still correct. Any idea what else would cause this problem? After the memory check, it prints a number, but I don't remember what it is (09xx, don't know the x's). I don't have the BIOS book to look that error up. Suggestions? Thanks, Mike ---------- I looked it up in my Vectra RS/ES manual, and I didn't see anything for 09xx. I _did_ see 9xxx, which is the floppy disk subsystem. I think 9001 is drive A:, 9002 is B:, etc. Try running SETUP.EXE to be sure that CMOS knows what floppy drive(s) are installed. Note that there is a flag set for "Invalid Configuration Information" and sometimes you can fix the problem by just starting up SETUP and exiting immediately. I hope this helps. Dave Merrill
dlow@pollux.svale.hp.com (Danny Low) (03/05/91)
>Every time I turn on my HP Vectra QS/20, it tells me there's a >configuration error. Checking it, there never is. I know that >the manual says this is a sign that the battery pack needs >replacing, but I bought it new 14 months ago, and the time/date >is still correct. Any idea what else would cause this problem? >After the memory check, it prints a number, but I don't remember >what it is (09xx, don't know the x's). I don't have the BIOS >book to look that error up. Suggestions? Thanks, There is no 09xx POST code for the Vectras. There is a 9xxx POST code that means something is wrong with your floppy drives. Danny Low "Question Authority and the Authorities will question You" Valley of Hearts Delight, Silicon Valley HP CPCD dlow@pollux.svale.hp.com
mas35638@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Odin) (03/06/91)
The number was 0903. It appears right after the memory scan if it's a cold boot, or first thing if it's warm. I don't recall ever seeing it before, so I must assume that it has something to do with the setup error. Mike
mas35638@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Odin) (03/06/91)
I just wrote that the number was 0903. Well, I lied! Maybe it's the drugs, I dunno. But the number is (and I'm sure this time) 9303. The rest of my previous posting (when) is correct. I'd cancel it, but I don't know how to do that with nn.... Mike Stangel Any and all help especially appreciated!
dlow@pollux.svale.hp.com (Danny Low) (03/08/91)
.I just wrote that the number was 0903. Well, I lied! Maybe it's the
.drugs, I dunno. But the number is (and I'm sure this time) 9303. The
.rest of my previous posting (when) is correct. I'd cancel it, but I
.don't know how to do that with nn....
.Mike Stangel
This means error while recalibrating floppy drive D: Do you have 4 floppies
on your system? POST seems to think so.
Danny Low
"Question Authority and the Authorities will question You"
Valley of Hearts Delight, Silicon Valley
HP CPCD dlow@pollux.svale.hp.commas35638@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Odin) (03/09/91)
dlow@pollux.svale.hp.com (Danny Low) writes: > asks me about my drives... I have a 1.2MB floppy as A, a 1.44MB floppy as B, a type 44 40MB hard disk, which is partitioned into C and D. I never had this problem before. When I run setup, all the info is correct, including the statement that I have no D drive. Thanks to all the HP folks, for this continuing help--better than any support I've seen! Mike Stangel