Technical specifications
9.6 BIOS description
SIMATIC IPC477E PRO
144 Operating Instructions, 08/2017, A5E39912462-AA
Alarm, error and system messages
During startup (the boot process), the BIOS first performs a
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est (POST) and
checks whether certain functional units of the PC are operating error-free. The boot
sequence is immediately interrupted if critical errors occur.
BIOS initializes and tests further functional units if the POST does not return any errors. In
this startup phase, the graphics controller is initialized and any error messages are output to
the screen.
The error messages output by system BIOS are listed below. For information on error
messages output by the operating system or application programs, refer to the
corresponding manuals.
Operating system not found Possible causes:
• No operating system installed
• Incorrect active boot partition
• Wrong boot drive settings in SETUP
CMOS battery failed CMOS battery is empty or not connected.
Real-time clock has lost power The CMOS clock was operated without battery
or with a battery that was too weak, during bat-
tery change, for example. Check the CMOS