Compaq W4000 System Status Error Messages, Hard Drive Error Messages, Table A-11, Table A-12

Appendix A Error Messages and Codes

A.12 SYSTEM STATUS ERROR MESSAGES (16xx-xx)

Table A–11.System Status Error Messages

	Table A-11.
	System Status Error Messages
Message	Probable Cause
1601-xx	Temperature violation
1611-xx	Fan failure

A.13 HARD DRIVE ERROR MESSAGES (17xx-xx)

Table A–12.Hard Drive Error Messages

Table A-12.

Hard Drive Error Messages

Message	Probable Cause		Message	Probable Cause
17xx-01	Exceeded max. soft error limit		17xx-51	Failed I/O read test
17xx-02	Exceeded max. Hard error limit		17xx-52	Failed file I/O compare test
17xx-03	Previously exceeded max. soft error limit		17xx-53	Failed drive/head register test
17xx-04	Previously exceeded max.hard error limit		17xx-54	Failed digital input register test
17xx-05	Failed to reset controller		17xx-55	Cylinder 1 error
17xx-06	Fatal error while reading		17xx-56	Failed controller RAM diagnostics
17xx-07	Fatal error while writing		17xx-57	Failed controller-to-drive diagnostics
17xx-08	Failed compare of R/W buffers		17xx-58	Failed to write sector buffer
17xx-09	Failed to format a track		17xx-59	Failed to read sector buffer
17xx-10	Failed diskette sector wrap during read		17xx-60	Failed uncorrectable ECC error
17xx-19	Cntlr. failed to deallocate bad sectors		17xx-62	Failed correctable ECC error
17xx-40	Cylinder 0 error		17xx-63	Failed soft error rate
17xx-41	Drive not ready		17xx-65	Exceeded max. bad sectors per track
17xx-42	Failed to recalibrate drive		17xx-66	Failed to initialize drive parameter
17xx-43	Failed to format a bad track		17xx-67	Failed to write long
17xx-44	Failed controller diagnostics		17xx-68	Failed to read long
17xx-45	Failed to get drive parameters from ROM		17xx-69	Failed to read drive size
17xx-46	Invalid drive parameters from ROM		17xx-70	Failed translate mode
17xx-47	Failed to park heads		17xx-71	Failed non-translate mode
17xx-48	Failed to move hard drive table to RAM		17xx-72	Bad track limit exceeded
17xx-49	Failed to read media in file write test		17xx-73	Previously exceeded bad track limit
17xx-50	Failed I/O write test		--	--
1700-xx = Hard drive ID test			1719-xx = Hard drive power mode test
1701-xx = Hard drive format test			1720-xx = SMART drive detects imminent failure
1702-xx = Hard drive read test		1721-xx = SCSI hard drive imminent failure
1703-xx = Hard drive read/write compare test			1724-xx = Net work preparation test
1704-xx = Hard drive random seek test			1736-xx = Drive monitoring test
1705-xx = Hard drive controller test			1771-xx = Pri. IDE controller address conflict
1706-xx = Hard drive ready test			1772-xx = Sec. IDE controller address conflict
1707-xx = Hard drive recalibrate test			1780-xx = Disk 0 failure
1708-xx = Hard drive format bad track test			1781-xx = Disk 1 failure
1709-xx = Hard drive reset controller test			1782-xx = Pri. IDE controller failure
1710-xx = Hard drive park head test			1790-xx = Disk 0 failure
1714-xx = Hard drive file write test			1791-xx = Disk 1 failure
1715-xx = Hard drive head select test			1792-xx = Se. controller failure
1716-xx = Hard drive conditional format test			1793-xx = Sec. Controller or disk failure
1717-xx = Hard drive ECC test			1799-xx = Invalid hard drive type

A-8Compaq Personal Computers

Changed - November 2000