Acer 1600 series manual Error messages

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82	Troubleshooting

Error messages

The following is a list of the messages that the BIOS can display. Most of them occur during POST. Some of them display information about a hardware device, e.g., the amount of memory installed. Others may indicate a problem with a device, such as the way it has been configured. Following the list are explanations of the messages and remedies for reported problems.

Note: If your system displays one of the messages marked below with an asterisk (*), write down the message and contact your dealer. If your system fails after you have made the changes in the Setup menus, reset the computer, enter Setup and load the Setup defaults to correct the error.

Error Messages	Corrective Action

0200 Failure Fixed Disk	Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly. Check
	to see if fixed disk is attached properly. Run Setup. Find out if
	the fixed-disk type is correctly identified.

0210 Stuck key	Stuck key on keyboard.

0211 Keyboard error	Keyboard not working.

0212 Keyboard Controller	Keyboard controller failed test. May require replacing
Failed*	keyboard controller.

0213 Keyboard locked -	Unlock the system to proceed.
Unlock key switch

0220 Monitor type does not	Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup
match CMOS - Run SETUP

0230 Shadow Ram Failed at	Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which
offset: nnnn*	the error was detected.

0231 System RAM Failed at	System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at
offset: nnnn*	which the error was detected.

0232 Extended RAM Failed	Extended memory not working or not configured properly
at offset: nnnn*	at offset nnnn.

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