Message

Possible Cause

 

 

No boot sector on fixed disk - press Fl to retry boot (or

The C: drive is not formatted or is not bootable.

may also say, press Fl to retry boot, F2 for SETUP

 

utility)

 

 

 

Not a boot diskette - press Fl to retry boot (or may also

The diskette in drive A: is not formatted as a bootable

say, press Fl to retry boot, F2 for SETUP utility)

diskette.

 

 

No timer tick interrupt

The timer chip has failed.

 

 

xxxxxh Option ROM checksum failure where xxxxxh is

The peripheral card contains a defective ROM.

the starting address of the option ROM

 

 

 

Shutdown failure

Either the keyboard controller is not accepting the

 

reset command or the associated reset logic has

 

failed.

 

 

Time of day not set - run SETUP program

Clock not set.

 

 

Timer 2 failure

The timer chip has failed.

 

 

F2 to enter ROM-based SETUP

Invalid configuration information must be changed.

 

 

Invalid configuration information - please run SET'UP

Display adapter is configured incorrectly. Memory size

 

is incorrect. Wrong number of diskette drives. Other

 

configuration errors.

 

 

Keyboard clock line failure

The keyboard, the keyboard cable connection, or the

 

keyboard controller is defective.

 

 

Keyboard data line failure-

The keyboard controller firmware has failed.

 

 

Keyboard controller failure

The keyboard controller firmware has failed.

 

 

Keyboard stuck key failure

A key is jammed.

 

 

Memory failure at hex-value, read hex-value, expecting

Circuitry associated with the memory chips has failed.

hex-value

 

 

 

Unexpected interrupt in protected mode

Hardware interrupt or NMI occurred while in protected

 

mode.

 

 

Real time clock failure

The RTC or battery failed.

 

 

Message

Possible Cause

 

 

nnnk Base Memory

The amount of base memory that tested successfully.

 

 

nnnk Extended

The amount of extended memory that tested

 

successfully.

 

 

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