List of Error Codes

02F5: DMA Test Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to extended DMA (Direct Memory Access) registers.

02F6: Software NMI Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot generate software NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt).

02F7: Fail - Safe Timer NMI Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Fail-Safe Timer takes too long. device address Conflict

Address conflict for specified device.

Allocation Error for: device

Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device.

Failing Bits : nnnn

The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test. Each 1 (one) in the map indicates a failed bit. See error 230,231 or 232 for offset address of the failure in System, Extended or Shadow memory.

Invalid System Configuration Data

Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data.

I/O device IRQ conflict

I/O device IRQ conflict error.

Operating System not found

Operating system cannot be located on either drive A: or drive C:. Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A: are properly identified.

Parity Check 1 nnnn

Parity error found in the system bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data. A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted.

Parity Check 2 nnnn

Parity error found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????.

Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup

Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press <F1> to start the boot process or <F2> to enter a Setup and change the settings. Write down and follow the information shown on the screen.

Troubleshooting