
10 POST Error Messages
This appendix lists the error codes, error messages, and the various indicator light and audible sequences that you may encounter during
POST Message Disabled suppresses most system messages during POST, such as memory count and
The speed at which the computer loads the operating system and the extent to which it is tested are determined by the POST mode selection.
Quick Boot is a fast startup process that does not run all of the system level tests, such as the memory test. Full Boot runs all of the
Full Boot may also be enabled to run every 1 to 30 days on a regularly scheduled basis. To establish the schedule, reconfigure the computer to the Full Boot Every x Days mode, using Computer Setup.
NOTE: For more information on Computer Setup, see Computer Setup (F10) Utility on page 10.
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 10-1 Numeric Codes and Text Messages
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System ROM or expansion board option | 1. | Verify the correct ROM. | |
| ROM checksum. | 2. | Flash the ROM if needed. |
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| 3. | If an expansion board was recently |
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| added, remove it to see if the problem |
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| remains. |
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| 4. | Clear CMOS. (See Appendix B, |
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| Password Security and Resetting CMOS |
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| on page 199.) |
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| 5. | If the message disappears, there may |
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| be a problem with the expansion card. |
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| 6. | Replace the system board. |
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