HP 2113EU, 2500, 2183AF, 2182US, 2182AT Post Messages Description, Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

Table 3-5 POST Messages

Message

Description

0200

Failure Fixed Disk

Fixed (hard) disk is not working or not configured properly Make sure the hard

disk is installed properly Run BIOS Setup and make sure the hard disk type is

correctly identified

0210

Stuck key

Stuck key on keyboard

0211

Keyboard error

Keyboard is not working

0212

Keyboard Controller

Keyboard controller failed the test Might require replacing the motherboard

Failed

(contains the keyboard controller)

0213 Keyboard locked—

Unlock the system to proceed

Unlock key switch

0220

Monitor type does not

Monitor type is not correctly identified in BIOS Setup

match CMOS—Run SETUP

0230 Shadow RAM Failed at

Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was

offset: nnnn

detected

0231 System RAM Failed at

System RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was

offset: nnnn

detected

0232 Extended RAM Failed

Extended memory is not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn

at offset: nnnn

Update to the latest BIOS version

0250

System battery is

CMOS clock battery indicator shows that the CMOS battery is dead Connect

dead—Replace and run

the AC adapter

SETUP

for at least 24 hours, and then run BIOS Setup to reconfigure the system

0251 System CMOS

System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly, perhaps by an

checksum bad—Default

application that changes CMOS data In response, the BIOS has installed the

configuration used

default Setup values Use BIOS Setup to modify these values if needed If the

error persists, check the system battery Connect the AC adapter for at least

24 hours; replace the motherboard

0260

System timer error

Timer test failed Replace the motherboard

0270

Real time clock error

Real-time clock failed the BIOS test Might require replacing the motherboard

0271

Check date and time

BIOS found the date or time to be out of range, and then reset the real-time

settings

clock You might need to use BIOS Setup to reset the legal date

0280

Previous boot

Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and

incomplete—Default

offers to run BIOS Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values that are

configuration used

not corrected, the next boot will likely fail This error is cleared the next time

the system is booted

0281 Memory Size found by

Memory size found by POST differed from that specified in CMOS

POST differed from CMOS

02B0 Diskette drive A error

Drive A: is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Make sure the drive

is defined with the proper diskette type in BIOS Setup, and that the drive is

connected correctly

02B2 Incorrect Drive A

Type of floppy drive A: not correctly identified in BIOS Setup

type—run SETUP

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