Re: Setup/config problem on NetVista desktop


> I work for a nonprofit and have come into possession of a usable NetVista
> desktop (model 6269-D2U). It came to me without hard drive and RAM so I
> added both and booted it up. I get the "1762 Configuration Change Has
> Occurred" error message. When I press enter to get to the config menu, I am
> told that the following errors were detected:

> 1762 Configuration Change Has Occurred

1762 Primary master/slave Secondary master/slave IDE has changed.
Yep.

> 162 Configuration Change Has Occurred

162 CMOS checksum error - Defaults loaded
Things have changed - normal.
Or maybe it's time to change the battery?

> 164 Memory Size Error

164 CMOS error; CMOS setting does not match memory on system board.
Sounds right. You changed the "known" size.

> The only option I have is to continue. When I do that, I get to the
> Configuration/Setup Utility screen. The System Summary selection has a > in
> front of it. When I select it, there is a > in front of the system memory
> and IDE Hard Disk Drive 0 entries. Each show the correct settings, based on
> the hardware I added. At this point, all I can do is Esc to exit that
> screen - there are no entries highlighted if I try to move up or down using
> the arrows. Selecting the Product Data item from the Configuration/Setup
> Utility screen.gives me the Machine Type/Model and the like. At this point,
> I'm stuck - of the 4 options at the bottom of the screen, F1 gives help, Esc
> causes a quick blink but no change, the arrows only allow going between the
> two lines mentioned above and enter selects the highlighted line. There's
> no way to save the settings and cause the machine to reboot.

Odd.

My 300GL usually asks if I want to save and exit, but it has been known
to go a little weird at times, and even forgets it has an onboard Ethernet
port (if I play around in the CMOS enough, the options just vanish).
Usually a CMOS reset gets back all the rogue options.

> Can anyone offer any information on anything else I might try? Is the
> machine simply bad? Could I leave the CMOS battery out for a day and see
> what that does? Is there a way to force the machine to accept the new hard
> drive and RAM settings and continue to boot?

You could try the Clear CMOS procedure:

Here's the jumper location (#10):

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-4L4QKZ

Here's the procedure:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-52235


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