Compaq Mega-Post Error Code B6, Error Code B7-BD, Error Code be, Error Code C0, Error Code C5

Appendix A

Compaq	(B5)Drive error(error condition).
Phoenix	(B5)terminate Quiet-Boot(optional)
Compaq	Error Code - B6
	(B6)Drive failed(failed to respond).
Phoenix	(B6)Check password(optional).(Beep)=3-4-2-3
Compaq	Error Code - B7-BD
	(B7)CMOS RAM invalid or no fixed drives, exit.
Compaq	(B8)Fixed drive tests complete.
Phoenix	(B8)Clear global descriptor table.(Beep)=3-4-3-4
Compaq	(B9)Attempt to boot diskette.
Phoenix	(B9)Prepare boot.
Compaq	(BA)Attempt to boot fixed drive.
Phoenix	(BA)Initialize DMI parameters.
Compaq	(BB)Boot attempt failed(diskette or fixed).
Phoenix	(BB)Initialize PnP option ROMs.
Compaq	(BC)Boot record read, jump to boot record.
Phoenix	(BC)Clear parity checkers.(Beep)=3-4-4-1
Compaq	(BD)Drive error, retry booting.
Phoenix	(BD)Display Multi-Boot menu.
Award	Error Code - BE
	(BE)Program defaults values into chipset.(BE)Chipset default initialization; Program chipset
Compaq	registers with power on BIOS defaults.
	(BE)Weitck CoProcessor test.
Phoenix	(BE)Clear screen(optional).(Beep)=3-4-4-3
	Error Code - BF
Award	(BF)Program the rest of the chipset
Award	(BF)Chipset initialization; Program chipset registers with setup values.
Phoenix	(BF)Check virus and backup reminders.(Beep)=3-4-4-4
	Error Code - C0
Award	(C0)Turn off chipset cache; OEM Specific-cache control.
Chips & Tech (C0)System board memory failure.
Phoenix	(C0)Try to boot with INT 19.(Beep)=4-1-1-1
Award	Error Code - C1,C2,C3,C4
	(C1)Memory presence test; OEM specific-test to size on- board memory. Bad

	SIMM.
Chips & Tech (C1)I/O channel activated.
Phoenix	(C1)Initialize POST Error Manager(PEM).
AMI	(C2)NMI is Disable. Power on delay start on.
Phoenix	(C2)Initialize error logging.
AMI	(C3)Check memory(Cache, Video or first 64K)
Award	(C3)DRAM Select page, Check BIOS setting and first SIMM, Possible address line
Phoenix	failure.
	(C3)Initialize error display function.
Award	(C4)CMOS conflicts, check video switch, BIOS(Chipset) on the video not
Phoenix	initializing.
	(C4)initialize system error handler.
	Error Code - C5
AMI	(C5)Power on delay complete. Going to enable ROM i.c. disable Cache if any.
Award	(C5)Early shadow; OEM Specific-Early shadow enable for fast boot.
Phoenix	(C5)PnPnd dual CMOS(optional)
AMI	Error Code - C6
	(C6)Calculating ROM BIOS checksum.
Award	(C6)Cache presence test; External cache size detection. (Check Memory first 64K.Check CPU
Phoenix	jumper Setting). Also, Check Video memory
	(C6)Initialize notebook docking (optional).
AMI	Error Code - C7
	(C7)ROM BIOS checksum passed. CMOS shutdown register test to be done next. (C7)Shadow
Award	video/system BIOS after memory pass.
Phoenix	(C7)Initialize notebook docking late.
AMI	Error Code - C8,C9
	(C8)CMOS Shutdown register test done. CMOS checksum calculation to be done
Award	next.
	(C8)CMOS Shutdown, time delay.
Phoenix	(C8)Force check(optional)
Phoenix	(C9)Extended checksum(optional)
AMI	Error Code - CA,CB,CC
	(CA)CMOS checksum calculation is done, CMOS Drag byte written. CMOS status
Award	register about to initializing for Date and Time.
	(CA)Micronics cache initialization.
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