Compaq Mega-Post manual 38CMOS RAM

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Appendix A

Award

(30)Get base memory & extended memory size. Size base And extended memory

 

from 256K to 640K and extended memory above 1MB.

Compaq

(30)Clear 1st 128K bytes of RAM.

Dell

(30)[beep]=none screen believed running w/video ROM.

Phoenix

(30)see Error Code "2C".Unexpected shutdown.[Beep]=no- ne screen believed operable.

 

[Beep]=none screen believed running w/video ROM.

 

Error Code - 31

AMI

(31)Display memory R/W test or retrace checking failed. About to do alternate

 

Display memory R/W test. Virtual mode memory test started.

AST

(31)Interrupt controller#2.

Award

(31)Test base and extended memory; Test base memory from 256K to 640K and extended

 

memory above 1MB using various patterns. Detect & initialize optional

 

ROMs.

Compaq

(31)Load interrupt vectors 70-77.

Phoenix&Dell (31)[Beep]=none monochromatic screen believed operable.

 

Error Code - 32

AMI

(32)Alternate display memory R/W test passed. About to look for the alternate

 

display retrace checking. Processor executing in virtual mode.

AST

(32)Interrupt controllers for stuck interrupt.

Award

(32)Display the Award Plug & Play BIOS extension message(PnP BIOS only).Test

 

EISA extended memory; If EISA mode flag is set then test EISA memory found in

 

slots initialization, This test is skipped in ISA mode and can be skipped with ESC

 

key in EISA mode.

Compaq

(32)Load interrupt vectors 00-1F.

Dell

(32)[Beep]=none 40-column color screen believed operable.

Phoenix

(32)Test CPU bus-clock frequency.(Beep)=1-4-1-3.Deter- mine system board memory size.

 

[Beep]=none 40-column color screen believed operable.

 

Error Code - 33

 

(33)Video display checking over. Verification of display type with switch setting

AMI

and actual card to begin. Verification of display type with switch setting and Actual

 

Card to begin. Memory address line test in progress.

AST

(33)Non-maskable interrupt for stuck interrupt(EISA,P486, P386)

(33)Call Tech Support 727-532-4151.

Award

(33)Initialize Memory SIZE and RESETWD.

Compaq

Phoenix&Dell (33)[Beep]=none 80-column color screen believed operable. Initialize dispatch

 

Manager.

 

Error Code - 34

ACER

(34)Set up BIOS interrupt vector.

AMI

(34)Verification of display adapter done. Display mode to be set next. Memory

 

address line test in progress.

Compaq

(34)Verify CMOS checksum.

Phoenix&Dell (34)[Beep]=4-2-1 timer tick interrupt test in progress or failure. Relocate memory

 

option.

 

Error Code - 35

AMI

(35)Display mode set complete. BIOS ROM data area about to be checked.

 

Memory below 1MB calculated.

Compaq

(35)CMOS checksum not valid.

Phoenix&Dell (35)[Beep]=4-2-2 shutdown test in progress or failure.

 

Error Code - 36

AMI

(36)BIOS ROM data area check over. Going to set cursor for power on message. Memory

 

above 1MB calculated.

Compaq

(36)Check battery power.

Phoenix&Dell (36)[Beep]=4-2-3 gate A20 failure. Warm start shut down. Configure EMS memory

 

option.

 

Error Code - 37

AMI

(37)Cursor setting for power on message id complete. Going to display the power

 

on message. Memory test about to start.

Compaq

(37)Check for game adapters.

Phoenix&Dell (37)[Beep]=1-4-2-4 unexpected interrupt in protected mode. Reinitialize the

 

motherboard chipset.

ACER

Error Code - 38

(38)CMOS RAM.

AMI

(38)Power on message display complete. Going to read new cursor position.

 

Memory below 1MB initialized.

Compaq

(38)Check for serial ports.

Phoenix&Dell (38)[Beep]=4-3-1 RAM test in progress or failure above address 0FFFFh

Phoenix

(38)Shadow system BIOS ROM.(Beep)=1-4-3-1.Configure wait state option.

 

Error Code - 39

 

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