morandi@laramie.metaphor.com (David Morandi) (02/18/91)
I have inherited a PS/2 model 30 (286 AT-bus) but without any documentation. After I tried to install a memory card, I started getting errors at boot time which persist even though I removed the card. The symptoms occur during boot just after the memory tests complete. Error code "162" appears followed by two beeps and then error code "163" then a message to press F1. If this was a PS/2 with an MCA bus, these symptoms would indicate a configuration problem. I'd put in the reference diskette and reconfigure it. Do model 30s have a reference diskette or do they have dip switches that need to be modified when you are adding a RAM card? If you can give me some hints on this problem please reply by mail. Thanks. David Morandi Metaphor Computer Systems
U39648@uicvm.uic.edu (From The Mind Of) (02/19/91)
Yup. You guessed right. The PS/2 30-286 does have a reference disk that needs to be run when memory size, CMOS clock, or hard disk/floppy disk configurations are changed. - Darius ========================================================================= BITNET: U39648@UICVM | "Don't set fire to strangers." Internet: u39648@uicvm.uic.edu | - Mr. Zarniwoop