Message | Description |
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S.M.A.R.T. | The BIOS tried to send a S.M.A.R.T. message to a hard disk, but the command |
Command Failed | transaction failed. |
| This message can be reported by an ATAPI device using the S.M.A.R.T. error |
| reporting standard. S.M.A.R.T. failure messages may indicate the need to replace |
| the hard disk. |
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S.M.A.R.T. Status | A S.M.A.R.T. capable hard disk sends this message when it detects an imminent |
BAD, Backup and | failure.This message can be reported by an ATAPI device using the S.M.A.R.T. |
Replace | error reporting standard. S.M.A.R.T. failure messages may indicate the need to |
| replace the hard disk. |
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S.M.A.R.T. Capable | A S.M.A.R.T. capable hard disk sends this message when it detects an imminent |
and Status BAD | failure. |
| This message can be reported by an ATAPI device using the S.M.A.R.T. error |
| reporting standard. S.M.A.R.T. failure messages may indicate the need to replace |
| the hard disk. |
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Virus-related
Message | Description |
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BootSector Write!! | The BIOS has detected software attempting to write to a drive’s boot sector. This is |
| flagged as possible virus activity. This message will only be displayed if Virus |
| Detection is enabled in AMIBIOS setup. |
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VIRUS: Continue | If the BIOS detects possible virus activity, it will prompt the user. This message will |
(Y/N)? | only be displayed if Virus Detection is enabled in AMIBIOS setup. |
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System Configuration
Message | Description |
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Error initializing primary DMA controller. This is a fatal error, often indication a | |
| problem with system hardware. |
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Error initializing secondary DMA controller. This is a fatal error, often indication a | |
| problem with system hardware. |
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DMA Controller Error | POST error while trying to initialize the DMA controller. This is a fatal error, often |
| indication a problem with system hardware. |
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Checking NVRAM... | BIOS could not write to the NVRAM block. This message appears when the FLASH |
Update Failed | part is |
| EPROM). |
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Microcode Error | BIOS could not find or load the CPU Microcode Update to the CPU. This message |
| only applies to INTEL CPUs. The message is most likely to appear when a brand |
| new CPU is installed in a mainboard with an outdated BIOS. In this case, the BIOS |
| must be updated to include the Microcode Update for the new CPU. |
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NVRAM Checksum | There was an error in while validating the NVRAM data. This causes POST to clear |
Bad, NVRAM | the NVRAM data. |
Cleared |
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Resource Conflict | More than one system device is trying to use the same |
| (Memory or I/O). |
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NVRAM Ignored | The NVRAM data used to store Plug’n’Play (PnP) data was not used for system |
| configuration in POST. |
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NVRAM Bad | The NVRAM data used to store Plug’n’Play (PnP) data was not used for system |
| configuration in POST due to a data error. |
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Static Resource | Two or more Static Devices are trying to use the same resource space (usually |
Conflict | Memory or I/O). |
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PCI I/O conflict | A PCI adapter generated an I/O resource conflict when configured by BIOS POST. |
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