Technical Reference Guide
Compaq Personal Computers
Changed – January 2000
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A.5 PROCESSOR ERROR MESSAGES (1xx-xx)
Table A–4. System Error Messages
Table A-4.
System Error Messages
Message Probable Cause Message Probable Cause
101 Option R OM error 110-01 P rogrammable timer load data test failed
102 Sys tem board failure (see note) 110-02 Programmable timer dynamic test failed
103 Sys tem board failure 110-03 Program timer 2 load data test failed
104-01 Master int. c ntlr. test fialed 111-01 Refresh detect test failed
104-02 Slave int. cnt lr. test failed 112-01 Speed test Slow mode out of range
104-03 Int. cntlr. SW RTC inoperative 112-02 Speed test Mixed mode out of range
105-01 Port 61 bit <6> not at zer o 112-03 Speed test Fast mode out of range
105-02 Port 61 bit <5> not at zer o 112-04 Speed test unable to enter Slow mode
105-03 Port 61 bit <3> not at zer o 112-05 Speed test unable to enter Mixed mode
105-04 Port 61 bit <1> not at zer o 112-06 Speed test unable to enter Fast mode
105-05 Port 61 bit <0> not at zer o 112-07 Speed test system error
105-06 Port 61 bit <5> not at one 112-08 Unable to enter Auto mode in speed tes t
105-07 Port 61 bit <3> not at one 112-09 Unable to enter High mode in speed tes t
105-08 Port 61 bit <1> not at one 112-10 Speed test High mode out of range
105-09 Port 61 bit <0> not at one 112-11 Speed test Auto mode out of range
105-10 Port 61 I/O tes t failed 112-12 Speed test variable speed mode inop.
105-11 Port 61 bit <7> not at zer o 113-01 Protected mode test failed
105-12 Port 61 bit <2> not at zero 114-01 Speaker test failed
105-13 No int. generated by fails afe timer 116-x x Way 0 read/write test failed
105-14 NMI not triggered by f ailsafe timer 162-xx Sys. options failed (mismatch in driv e type)
106-01 Keyboard cont roller test failed 163-xx Time and date not set
107-01 CMOS RAM t est failed 164-xx Memory size
108-02 CMOS interrupt t est failed 199-00 Installed devices test failed
108-03 CMOS not properly initialized (int.test)
109-01 CMOS cloc k load data test failed
109-02 CMOS cloc k rollover test failed
109-03 CMOS not properly initialized (clk test)
NOTE: A 102 message code may be caused by one of a variety of processor-related problems
that may be solved by replacing the processor, although system board replacement may be
needed.