Table 3-2. System Error Messages (Continued)

Message

Definition

Probable Causes

 

 

 

Resource

The BIOS detected a

See “Eliminating

conflict

resource conflict

Resource Conflicts”

 

while configuring a

in Chapter 2.

 

Plug and Play ISA

 

 

or PCI expansion

 

 

card.

 

 

 

 

Warning:

The BIOS detected a

See “Eliminating

IRQ not ini-

resource conflict

Resource Conflicts”

tialized

while configuring a

in Chapter 2.

 

Plug and Play ISA

 

 

or PCI expansion

 

 

card.

 

 

 

 

Expansion

The BIOS detected a

See “Eliminating

ROM not

resource conflict

Resource Conflicts”

initialized

while configuring a

in Chapter 2.

 

Plug and Play ISA

 

 

or PCI expansion

 

 

card.

 

 

 

 

System con-

The system board

Defective system

figuration

may be malfunction-

board.

data write

ing.

 

error

 

 

 

 

 

System mem-

A DIMM was added

Reseat the DIMMs or

ory size has

or removed. The

replace the DIMMs.

changed -

DIMMs are improp-

 

Run Config-

erly seated.

 

uration

 

 

Utility

 

 

 

 

 

Beep Codes and Error Messages

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