Table 3-2. System Error Messages (Continued)

Message

Definition

Probable Causes

Operating

The system did not

system not

find a bootable oper-

found

ating system.

Use a diskette with a bootable operating system on it in drive A, or load a bootable operating system from the hard-disk drive.

System

The microprocessor

Defective micro-

cache error

chip malfunctioned.

processor or system

- Cache dis-

 

board.

abled

 

 

 

 

 

System

A chip on the sys-

Defective micro-

timer error

tem board malfunc-

processor or system

 

tioned.

board.

 

 

 

Real-time

The real-time clock

Defective micro-

clock error

on the system board

processor or system

 

malfunctioned.

board.

 

 

 

Keyboard

A cable may be

Defective keyboard,

controller

loose, the keyboard

keyboard cable, or

error

may be faulty, or the

system board.

 

keyboard controller

 

 

is defective.

 

EISA con-

The EISA jumper

figuration

may have been acci-

NVRAM bad

dentally installed.

Be sure the EISA jumper is removed; then reboot the sys- tem, and restore the EISA configuration.

EISA con-

The EISA configu-

Be sure the EISA

figuration

ration data in

expansion cards are

error

NVRAM does not

properly seated; then

 

match the installed

run the EISA configu-

 

EISA expansion

ration utility.

 

cards.

 

 

 

 

Invalid CPU

The microprocessor

Check the micro-

speed

speed jumper plug

processor speed

detected -

may be absent or

jumpers.

Check jump-

installed on the

 

ers

wrong jumper pins.

 

 

 

 

Memory size

The size of installed

Verify that the total

limit

DIMM memory is

installed DIMM

exceeded

greater than

memory does not

 

256 MB.

exceed 256 MB.

 

 

 

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