From: devol95@hotmail.com   
      
   On 27/8/23 13:37, Michele Carlo wrote:   
   > Thank you. I'll try to be as precise as possible. I am absolutely sure that   
   the CMOS battery is fine, as I've just swapped it and it remembers time and   
   date between cold boots.   
   >   
   > 1) Keeping F1 or F2 pressed from before power-on: Keyboard error 301. The   
   boot process freezes after the memory check, unless I release F1 or F2. After   
   that, it reports errors 161 and 162.   
   >   
   > 2) Press F1 or F2 during boot: if pressed during or after memory check,   
   errors 161 and 162. If pressed before, keyboard error 301 and errors 161 and   
   162. If F2 is pressed during memory check, it completes instantaneously (maybe   
   skip?).   
   >   
   > FDD light: comes on and is able to boot if I ignore errors 161&162. All non   
   essentials disconnected.   
   >   
   after memory check, do you get a blinking dash - in the upper left   
   corner of the screen? hit F1 or F2 once if it does, I don't think IBM   
   BIOS ever used DEL key on the keypad but you never know maybe worth a try?.   
      
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