Error Message List

Error Message

FRU/Action in Sequence

 

 

Failure Fixed Disk

Reconnect the hard disk drive to its connector.

 

Run the Setup Utility, then press F9 to load the system

 

defaults.

 

Hard disk drive

 

System board

 

 

Stuck Key

Refer to the “Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check”

 

section on page 66.

 

 

Keyboard Error

Refer to the “Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check”

 

section on page 66.

 

 

Keyboard Controller Failed

Refer to the “Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check”

 

section on page 66.

 

 

Keyboard locked - Unlock key switch

Unlock external keyboard

 

 

Monitor type does not match CMOS - Run

Run the Setup Utility, then press F9 to load the system

Setup

defaults.

 

 

Shadow RAM Failed at offset: nnnn

BIOS ROM

 

System board

 

 

System RAM Failed at offset: nnnn

DIMM

 

System board

 

 

Extended RAM Failed at offset: nnnn

DIMM

 

System board

 

 

System battery is dead - Replace and run

Replace the RTC battery, then access the Setup Utility to

Setup

reconfigure the system time setttings.

 

 

System CMOS checksum bad - Default

RTC battery

configuration used

Run the Setup Utility to reconfigure the system time settings.

 

 

System timer error

RTC battery

 

Run the Setup Utility to reconfigure the system time settings.

 

System board

 

 

Real time clock error

RTC battery

 

Run the Setup Utility to reconfigure the system time settings.

 

System board

 

 

Previous boot incomplete - Default

Run the Setup Utility, then press F9 to load the system

configuration used

defaults.

 

RTC battery

 

System board

 

 

Memory size found by POST differed from

Run the Setup Utility, then press F9 to load the system

CMOS

defaults.

 

DIMM

 

System board

 

 

Diskette drive A error

Check if the drive matches the diskette type set in the Setup

 

Utility.

 

Refer to the “External Diskette Drive Check” section on

 

page 66.

 

 

Incorrect Drive A type - run SETUP

Check if the drive matches the diskette type set in the Setup

 

Utility.

 

 

System cache error - Cache disabled

System board

 

 

CPU ID:

System board

 

 

70

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4520 specifications

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