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- From: amn@unix.brighton.ac.uk (Anthony Naggs)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: Disgnostic the provides POST-type error codes???
- Message-ID: <1992Aug20.002006.12121@unix.brighton.ac.uk>
- Date: 20 Aug 92 00:20:06 GMT
- References: <1992Aug17.044025.2266@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>
- Organization: Brighton Polytechnic, England
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- > A friend of mine has a sick computer... I have a great book called Que's
- > Upgrading and Repairing PCs [unsolicited plug!], that lists all of the
- > IBM POST and Diagnostic Error Codes. The problem is, the only way I can
- > see these codes is by using IBM's Advanced Diagnostics diskette, which
- > probably costs more than I want to pay. My question is... Does anyone
- > know of a freeware/shareware program that will display these codes?? If
- > so, could they provide me with the ftp site that has it (or other means
- > of getting it)? Any help would be appreciated!
- >
- > BTW, the error is in the floppy drive/controller, so it is not a fatal
- > error, that is why the BIOS won't disply it on bootup!
-
- POST means Power On Self Test, so if your error is not reported at power up
- it is a POST error!
-
- Sorry this isn't very helpful, but I think you were suffering some confusion.
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