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POST Error Messages

POST Error Messages

An error message results if the Power-On Self-Test (POST) encounters a problem. This test runs when the system is turned on, checking assemblies within the computer and reporting any errors found.

Not all computers use all of the codes listed.

POST Error Messages
Screen MessageProbable Cause

 

Recommended Action

 

 

 

 

101-Option ROM

System ROM or

1.

Verify the correct ROM.

Checksum Error

expansion board option

2.

Flash the ROM if needed.

 

ROM checksum.

 

3.

If an expansion card was recently

 

 

 

 

 

added, remove it and see if the

 

 

 

problem remains.

 

 

4.

Clear CMOS.

 

 

5.

If the message disappears, there

 

 

 

may be a problem with the

 

 

 

expansion card.

 

 

6.

Replace the system board.

 

 

 

 

103-System Board

DMA or timers.

1.

Clear CMOS.

Failure

 

2.

Remove expansion boards.

 

 

 

 

3.

Replace the system board.

 

 

 

 

110-Out of Memory

Recently added PCI

1.

If a PCI expansion card was recently

Space for Option

expansion card contains

 

added, remove it to see if the

ROMs

an option ROM too large

 

problem remains.

 

to download during

2.

In Computer Setup, set Advanced

 

POST.

 

 

> 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.

 

 

3.

Ensure that the ACPI/USB Buffers @

 

 

 

Top of Memory setting in Computer

 

 

 

Setup is enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

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