System Resources
Award POST Code
Award BIOS Error Message and Check Point (POST code) List (Need to be modified, TBD)
∙Error/Process Message.
# | Short Name | Description | Possible FRUS |
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1 | CMOS | Checksum of CMOS is incorrect, so the | System board |
| checksum error | system loads the default equipment |
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| - Defaults | configuration. A checksum error may |
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| loaded | indicate that CMOS has become corrupt. |
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| This error may have been caused by a |
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| weak battery. Check the battery and |
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| replace if necessary. |
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2 | CPU at nnnn | Displays the running speed of the CPU. | processor |
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3 | Press ESC to | The user may press Esc to skip the full | System board |
| skip memory | memory test. |
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| test |
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4 | Floppy disk(s) | Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive | system board |
| fail | controller or the drive. Make sure the |
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| controller is installed correctly. If no floppy |
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| drives are installed, be sure the Diskette |
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| Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE or |
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| AUTO. |
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5 | HARD DISK | Some hard drives require extra time to | System board |
| initializing | initialize. |
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| Please wait a |
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| moment |
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6 | HARD DISK | Cannot find or initialize the hard drive controller | System board |
| INSTALL | or the drive. Make sure the controller is |
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| FAILURE | installed correctly. If no hard drives are |
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| installed, be sure the Hard Drive selection in |
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| Setup is set to NONE. |
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7 | Keyboard error | Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure | System board |
| or no keyboard | the keyboard is attached correctly and no |
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| present | keys are pressed during POST. To |
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| purposely configure the system without a |
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| keyboard, set the error halt condition in |
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| Setup to HALT ON ALL, BUT KEYBOARD. |
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| The BIOS then ignores the missing |
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| keyboard during POST. |
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8 | Memory Test: | This message displays during a full | DIMM |
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| memory test, counting down the memory | System board |
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| areas being tested. |
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