3-6Diagnostic Tools

POST Error Messages Continued

 

 

Audible Beeps

 

 

 

 

Error Code

 

L=Long S=Short

 

Probable Source of Problem

 

Recommended Action

201-Memory Error

 

None

 

RAM failure.

 

Run Diagnostics. Replace failed

 

 

 

 

 

 

assembly as indicated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

203-Memory

 

None

 

RAM failure.

 

Run Diagnostics. Replace failed

Address Error

 

 

 

 

 

assembly as indicated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

205-Cache Memory

 

None

 

Cache memory error.

 

Replace the processor board in the slot

Error

 

 

 

 

 

indicated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

205-Option Cache

 

None

 

Option cache memory error.

 

Replace the option cache board.

Memory Error

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

206-Cache

 

None

 

Cache controller failure.

 

Run Diagnostics. Replace failed

Controller Error

 

 

 

 

 

assembly as indicated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

207-Invalid Memory

 

None

 

Memory module installed

 

Verify placement of memory modules.

Configuration -

 

 

 

incorrectly.

 

 

Check DIMM [SIMM]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Installation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

208-Invalid Memory

1L, 1S

The speed of the memory is too

Speed - Check

 

slow, where:

DIMM [SIMM]

 

xx00 = expansion board SIMMs

Installation

 

are too slow, or

 

 

00yy = system board SIMMs

are too slow. xx and yy have corresponding bit set.

The speed of the memory modules must be 60 ns. Verify the speed of the memory modules installed and replace.

210-Invalid Memory

None

Maximum amount of memory

Verify installed memory does not

Configuration

 

exceeded.

exceed 1 GB.

Detected. System

 

 

 

halted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

211-Cache Switch

None

Switch not set properly during

Verify switch settings.

Set Incorrectly

 

installation or upgrade.

 

 

 

 

 

212-System

1S

Processor in slot x failed.

Run Diagnostics and replace failed

Processor

 

 

processor.

Failed/Mapped out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

213-Cache Size

None

Invalid optional cache size.

Replace cache with 256K cache.

Error

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

213-System

1S

System processor configured

Install processor in the slot indicated or

Processor Not

 

for slot indicated is missing.

run the System Configuration Utility to

Installed

 

 

remove the processor from the.CFG file.

 

 

 

 

214-DC-DC

None

PowerSafe Module (DC-DC

Run Diagnostics. Replace failed

Converter Failed

 

Converter) failed.

assembly as indicated.

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