Table 1-7. System Messages (continued)

Message

Causes

Corrective Actions

 

 

 

Memory address line

Faulty or improperly installed memory

See "Troubleshooting System Memory"

failure at address, read

modules.

on page 120.

value expecting value

 

 

Memory double word logic

 

 

failure at address, read

 

 

value expecting value

 

 

Memory odd/even logic

 

 

failure at address, read

 

 

value expecting value

 

 

Memory write/read failure

 

 

at address, read value

 

 

expecting value

 

 

 

 

 

Memory tests terminated by

POST memory test terminated by

Information only.

keystroke.

pressing the spacebar.

 

No boot device available

Faulty or missing optical/diskette

 

drive subsystem, hard drive, or hard-

 

drive subsystem, or no boot disk in

 

drive A.

Use a bootable diskette, CD, or hard drive. If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 121, "Troubleshooting an Optical Drive" on page 123, and "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 124. See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 37 for information on setting the order of boot devices.

No boot sector on hard drive

Incorrect configuration settings in System Setup program, or no operating system on hard drive.

Check the hard-drive configuration settings in the System Setup program. See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 37. If necessary, install the operating system on your hard drive. See your operating system documentation.

No timer tick interrupt

Faulty system board.

See “"Getting Help" on page 147."

 

 

 

Northbound merge error -

The specified DIMM was unable to

See "Troubleshooting System Memory"

The following DIMM has

establish a successful data link with

on page 120.

been disabled by BIOS:

the memory controller.

 

DIMM x

 

 

 

 

 

Not a boot diskette

No operating system on diskette.

Use a bootable diskette.

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