The following table lists POST messages and explanations for reported problems If the system fails after you make changes in BIOS Setup, reset the notebook, enter BIOS Setup, and install the defaults or correct the error.

 

 

 

Table 3-5 POST Messages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Message

Description

 

 

 

0200

Failure Fixed Disk

Fixed (hard) disk is not working or not configured properly Make sure the hard

 

 

 

 

disk is installed properly Run BIOS Setup and make sure the hard disk type is

 

 

 

 

correctly identified

 

 

 

0210

Stuck key

Stuck key on keyboard

 

 

 

0211

Keyboard error

Keyboard is not working

 

 

0212

Keyboard Controller

Keyboard controller failed the test Might require replacing the motherboard

 

 

Failed

(contains the keyboard controller)

 

 

 

0213 Keyboard locked—

Unlock the system to proceed

 

 

 

Unlock key switch

 

 

 

0220

Monitor type does not

Monitor type is not correctly identified in BIOS Setup

 

 

 

match CMOS—Run SETUP

 

 

 

 

0230 Shadow RAM Failed at

Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was

 

 

offset: nnnn

detected

 

 

 

0231 System RAM Failed at

System RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was

 

 

offset: nnnn

detected

 

 

 

0232 Extended RAM Failed

Extended memory is not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn

 

 

at offset: nnnn

Update to the latest BIOS version

 

 

0250

System battery is

CMOS clock battery indicator shows that the CMOS battery is dead Connect

 

 

dead—Replace and run

the AC adapter

 

 

 

SETUP

for at least 24 hours, and then run BIOS Setup to reconfigure the system

 

 

0251 System CMOS

System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly, perhaps by an

 

 

checksum bad—Default

application that changes CMOS data In response, the BIOS has installed the

 

 

configuration used

default Setup values Use BIOS Setup to modify these values if needed If the

 

 

 

 

error persists, check the system battery Connect the AC adapter for at least

 

 

 

 

24 hours; replace the motherboard

 

 

 

0260

System timer error

Timer test failed Replace the motherboard

 

 

 

0270

Real time clock error

Real-time clock failed the BIOS test Might require replacing the motherboard

 

0271

Check date and time

BIOS found the date or time to be out of range, and then reset the real-time

 

 

settings

clock You might need to use BIOS Setup to reset the legal date

 

0280

Previous boot

Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and

 

 

incomplete—Default

offers to run BIOS Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values that are

 

 

configuration used

not corrected, the next boot will likely fail This error is cleared the next time

 

 

 

 

the system is booted

 

 

 

0281 Memory Size found by

Memory size found by POST differed from that specified in CMOS

 

 

POST differed from CMOS

 

 

 

 

02B0 Diskette drive A error

Drive A: is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Make sure the drive

 

 

 

 

is defined with the proper diskette type in BIOS Setup, and that the drive is

 

 

 

 

connected correctly

 

 

 

02B2 Incorrect Drive A

Type of floppy drive A: not correctly identified in BIOS Setup

 

 

 

type—run SETUP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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