66 | 3 Troubleshooting my computer |
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Error Messages | Corrective Action |
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*0232 Extended RAM | Extended memory not working or not configured |
Failed at offset: nnnn | properly at offset nnnn. |
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0250 System battery is | The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the |
dead - Replace and run | battery is dead. Replace the battery and run |
SETUP | Setup to reconfigure the system. |
0251 System CMOS checksum bad - Default configuration used
System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly, perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS. The BIOS installed Default Setup Values. If you do not want these values, enter Setup and enter your own values. If the error persists, check the system battery or contact your dealer.
*0260 System timer | The timer test failed. Requires repair of system |
error | board. |
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*0270 Real time clock | |
error | require board repair. |
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0271 Check date and | BIOS found date or time out of range and reset |
time settings | the |
| date |
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0280 Previous boot | Previous POST did not complete successfully. POST |
incomplete - Default | loads default values and offers to run Setup. If |
configuration used | the failure was caused by incorrect values and |
| they are not corrected, the next boot will likely |
| fail. On systems with control of wait states, |
| improper Setup settings can also terminate POST |
| and cause this error on the next boot. Run Setup |
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| correct. This error is cleared the next time the |
| system is booted. |
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0281 Memory Size | Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS. |
found by POST differed |
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from CMOS |
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02B0 Diskette drive A error
02B1 Diskette drive B error
Drive A: or B: is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests. Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly.
