Appendix A Error Messages and Codes

A.12 SYSTEM STATUS ERROR MESSAGES (16xx-xx)

Table A–11.System Status Error Messages

 

Table A-11.

 

System Status Error Messages

Message

Probable Cause

1601-xx

Temperature violation

1611-xx

Fan failure

A.13 HARD DRIVE ERROR MESSAGES (17xx-xx)

Table A–12.Hard Drive Error Messages

Table A-12.

Hard Drive Error Messages

Message

Probable Cause

Message

Probable Cause

17xx-01

Exceeded max. soft error limit

17xx-51

Failed I/O read test

17xx-02

Exceeded max. Hard error limit

17xx-52

Failed file I/O compare test

17xx-03

Previously exceeded max. soft error limit

17xx-53

Failed drive/head register test

17xx-04

Previously exceeded max.hard error limit

17xx-54

Failed digital input register test

17xx-05

Failed to reset controller

17xx-55

Cylinder 1 error

17xx-06

Fatal error while reading

17xx-56

Failed controller RAM diagnostics

17xx-07

Fatal error while writing

17xx-57

Failed controller-to-drive diagnostics

17xx-08

Failed compare of R/W buffers

17xx-58

Failed to write sector buffer

17xx-09

Failed to format a track

17xx-59

Failed to read sector buffer

17xx-10

Failed diskette sector wrap during read

17xx-60

Failed uncorrectable ECC error

17xx-19

Cntlr. failed to deallocate bad sectors

17xx-62

Failed correctable ECC error

17xx-40

Cylinder 0 error

17xx-63

Failed soft error rate

17xx-41

Drive not ready

17xx-65

Exceeded max. bad sectors per track

17xx-42

Failed to recalibrate drive

17xx-66

Failed to initialize drive parameter

17xx-43

Failed to format a bad track

17xx-67

Failed to write long

17xx-44

Failed controller diagnostics

17xx-68

Failed to read long

17xx-45

Failed to get drive parameters from ROM

17xx-69

Failed to read drive size

17xx-46

Invalid drive parameters from ROM

17xx-70

Failed translate mode

17xx-47

Failed to park heads

17xx-71

Failed non-translate mode

17xx-48

Failed to move hard drive table to RAM

17xx-72

Bad track limit exceeded

17xx-49

Failed to read media in file write test

17xx-73

Previously exceeded bad track limit

17xx-50

Failed I/O write test

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NOTE:

 

xx = 00, Hard drive ID test

xx = 19, Hard drive power mode test

xx = 01, Hard drive format test

xx = 20, SMART drive detects imminent failure

xx = 02, Hard drive read test

xx = 21, SCSI hard drive imminent failure

xx = 03, Hard drive read/write compare test

xx = 24, Net work preparation test

xx = 04, Hard drive random seek test

xx = 36, Drive monitoring test

xx = 05, Hard drive controller test

xx = 71, Pri. IDE controller address conflict

xx = 06, Hard drive ready test

xx = 72, Sec. IDE controller address conflict

xx = 07, Hard drive recalibrate test

xx = 80, Disk 0 failure

xx = 08, Hard drive format bad track test

xx = 81, Disk 1 failure

xx = 09, Hard drive reset controller test

xx = 82, Pri. IDE controller failure

xx = 10, Hard drive park head test

xx = 90, Disk 0 failure

xx = 14, Hard drive file write test

xx = 91, Disk 1 failure

xx = 15, Hard drive head select test

xx = 92, Se. controller failure

xx = 16, Hard drive conditional format test

xx = 93, Sec. Controller or disk failure

xx = 17, Hard drive ECC test

xx = 99, Invalid hard drive type

A-8hp/Compaq Personal Computers

 

Changed - April 2003