POST Error Messages Continued

 

 

Screen Message

Beeps*

Probable Cause

1720-SMART Hard Drive

None

Hard drive is about to fail.

Detects Imminent Failure

 

(Some hard drives have a

 

 

firmware patch that will fix

 

 

an erroneous error

 

 

message.)

1721-SMART SCSI Hard

None

Hard drive is about to fail.

Drive Detects Imminent

 

(Some hard drives have a

Failure

 

firmware patch that will fix

 

 

an erroneous error

 

 

message.)

1771-Primary Disk Port

2S

Internal and external hard

Address Assignment

 

drive controllers are both

Conflict

 

assigned to the primary

 

 

address.

Recommended Action

1.Determine if hard drive is giving correct error message. Run the Drive Protection System test available.

2.Apply firmware patch if applicable.

3.Back up contents and replace hard drive.

1.Determine if hard drive is giving correct error message. Run the Drive Protection System test available.

2.Apply firmware patch if applicable.

3.Back up contents and replace hard drive.

1.Remove any Comm port expansion cards.

2.Clear CMOS.

3.Reconfigure card resources and/or run Computer Setup (F10 Setup).

1772-Secondary Disk Port

2S

Internal and external hard

Address Assignment

 

drive controllers are both

Conflict

 

assigned to the primary

 

 

address.

1.Remove any Comm port expansion cards.

2.Clear CMOS.

3.Reconfigure card resources and/or run Computer Setup (F10 Setup).

1780-Disk 0 Failure

None

Hard drive/format error.

1.

Run Computer Setup (F10

 

 

 

 

Setup).

 

 

 

2.

Clear CMOS.

 

 

 

3.

Check cables/jumper settings.

 

 

 

4.

Run hard drive diagnostics.

 

 

 

5.

Disconnect additional drives.

 

 

 

6.

Run the Drive Protection

 

 

 

 

System test if available.

 

 

 

7.

Replace the hard drive.

* L = Long, S = Short

 

 

 

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