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POST Numeric Codes and Text Messages

This section covers those POST errors that have numeric codes associated with them. The section also includes some text messages that may be encountered during POST.

NOTE: The computer will beep once after a POST text message is displayed on the screen.

Table 11-1Numeric Codes and Text Messages

Control panel message	Description	Recommended action
101-Option ROM Checksum Error	System ROM or expansion board option	1.	Verify the correct ROM.
	ROM checksum.	2.	Flash the ROM if needed.
		3.	If an expansion board was recently
			added, remove it to see if the problem
			remains.
		4.	Clear CMOS. (See Appendix B,
			Password Security and Resetting
			CMOS on page 304.)
		5.	If the message disappears, there may
			be a problem with the expansion card.
		6.	Replace the system board.
103-System Board Failure	DMA or timers.	1.	Clear CMOS. (See Appendix B,
			Password Security and Resetting
			CMOS on page 304.)
		2.	Remove expansion boards.
		3.	Replace the system board.
110-Out of Memory Space for Option ROMs	Recently added PCI expansion card	1.	If a PCI expansion card was recently
	contains an option ROM too large to		added, remove it to see if the problem
	download during POST.		remains.
		2.	In Computer Setup, set Advanced >
			Device Options > NIC PXE Option
			ROM Download to DISABLE to
			prevent PXE option ROM for the
			internal NIC from being downloaded
			during POST to free more memory for
			an expansion card's option ROM.
			Internal PXE option ROM is used for
			booting from the NIC to a PXE server.
162-System Options Not Set	Configuration incorrect.	Run Computer Setup and check the
	RTC (real-time clock) battery may need to	configuration in Advanced > Onboard
		Devices.
	be replaced.

Reset the date and time under Control Panel. If the problem persists, replace the RTC battery. See the Removal and Replacement section for instructions on installing a new battery, or contact an authorized dealer or reseller for RTC battery replacement.

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