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Power-On Self-Test (POST)

Coverage of Power-On Self-Test (POST) in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 12 · 06:30 UTCMost recent: Jun 12 · 06:30 UTC
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  • TECHNOLOGYJun 12 · 06:30 UTCTHE REGISTER
    This is your BIOS speaking. Please fix me. Your PC is broken

    A university IT technician named Jackson encountered a PC that rebooted and played a Chinese voice message during a Power-On Self-Test (POST). The issue stemmed from a 'talking error BIOS' feature on the motherboard, which defaulted to Chinese after a dead CMOS battery reset settings. Jackson resolved it by changing the BIOS language to English, revealing the error was related to a missing floppy drive.