Manual for LS/VS660

Manual for LS/VS660

Brand: Apricot

Category: Computer

Document Type: Manual

Language: EN

Uploaded: Nov. 21, 2025, 7:25 p.m.

Manual Publish Date: 1996-01-01

Warranty Information

Consult your supplier or authorized Apricot dealer for warranty information specific to your region.

Introducing your computer

  • System front: Familiarize yourself with the buttons and indicators on the front of your system unit.
  • Rear view: Identify all the ports and connections on the back of your system unit.
  • Turning on and booting: Learn how to power on your computer and the boot sequence.
  • Energy saving feature: Understand how to utilize the energy-saving modes.
  • Turning the power off: Proper procedures for shutting down your computer.
  • Removing panels: Instructions on how to safely remove the system unit panels for access.
  • Internal layout: An overview of the main internal components of your computer.
  • Electronic Fingerprinting (option): Information about the anti-theft feature.

Using your computer

  • Floppy disk drive: How to insert and use the floppy disk drive.
  • CD-ROM drive: Information on using an optional CD-ROM drive.

Troubleshooting and error codes

Code Cause Code Cause
0 Keyboard locked 301 Keyboard clock line failure
062 Boot failure (default values loaded) 301 Keyboard data line failure
101 Timer tick interrupt failure 301 Keyboard stuck key failure
102 Timer 2 test failure 303 Keyboard controller failure
106 Diskette controller failure 604 Diskette drive 0 failure
110 System board memory parity interrupt 604 Diskette drive 1 failure
114 Option ROM checksum failure 605 Diskette unlocked problem
151 Real time clock failure 662 Diskette drive configuration
161 Real time clock battery failure 762 Coprocessor configuration
162 CMOS RAM checksum failure 962 Parallel configuration
162 Invalid configuration information 1162 Serial configuration
163 Time of day not set -preboot 1762 Hard disk configuration
164 Memory size does not match CMOS 1780 Fixed disk 0 failure
165 Add/remove MC card 1781 Fixed disk 1 failure
166 Memory configuration change 1782 Fixed disk 2 failure
175 Bad EEPROM CRC #1 1783 Fixed disk 3 failure
176 System tampered 1800 No more IRQ available
177 Bad PAP checksum 1801 No more room for option ROM
178 EEPROM is not functional 1802 No more I/O space available
183 PAP update required 1803 No more memory <1Mb available
184 Bad POP checksum 1804 No more memory >1MB available
185 Corrupted Boot sequence 1805 Checksum error or 0 size option ROM
186 Hardware problem 1806 PCI-PCI bridge error
187 VPD S/N not set 1962 No bootable device
188 Bad EEPROM CRC #2 2400 Display adapter failed ; using alternate
189 Excessive password attempts 2462 Video configuration
201 Base memory error 5962 IDE CD-ROM configuration
229 External cache failure 8601 Pointer device failure
301 Keyboard failure 8603 Pointer device has been removed
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