Table 10-1Numeric Codes and Text Messages (continued)

Control panel message

Description

Recommended action

 

 

 

912-Computer Cover Has Been Removed

Computer cover was removed since last

No action required.

Since Last System Startup

system startup.

 

 

 

 

917-Front Audio Not Connected

Front audio harness has been detached or

Reconnect or replace front audio harness.

 

unseated from motherboard.

 

 

 

 

918-Front USB Not Connected

Front USB harness has been detached or

Reconnect or replace front USB harness.

 

unseated from motherboard.

 

 

 

 

921-Device in PCI Express slot failed to

There is an incompatibility/problem with this

Try rebooting the system. If the error

initialize

device and the system or PCI Express Link

reoccurs, the device may not work with this

 

could not be retrained to an x1.

system

1151-Serial Port A Address Conflict Detected Both external and internal serial ports are assigned to COM1.

1.Remove any serial port expansion cards.

2.Clear CMOS. (See Appendix B, Password Security and Resetting CMOS on page 199.)

3.Reconfigure card resources and/or run Computer Setup or Windows utilities.

1152-Serial Port B Address Conflict Detected Both external and internal serial ports are assigned to COM2.

1.Remove any serial port expansion cards.

2.Clear CMOS. (See Appendix B, Password Security and Resetting CMOS on page 199.)

3.Reconfigure card resources and/or run Computer Setup or Windows utilities.

1155-Serial Port Address Conflict Detected

Both external and internal serial ports are

 

assigned to same IRQ.

1.Remove any serial port expansion cards.

2.Clear CMOS. (See Appendix B, Password Security and Resetting CMOS on page 199.)

3.Reconfigure card resources and/or run Computer Setup or Windows utilities.

1720-SMART Hard Drive Detects Imminent

Hard drive is about to fail. (Some hard

1.

Determine if hard drive is giving correct

Failure

drives have a hard drive firmware patch that

 

error message. Enter Computer Setup

 

will fix an erroneous error message.)

 

and run the Drive Protection System test

 

 

 

under Storage > DPS Self-test.

 

 

2.

Apply hard drive firmware patch

 

 

 

if applicable. (Available at

 

 

 

http://www.hp.com/support.)

 

 

3.

Back up contents and replace hard

 

 

 

drive.

 

 

 

1796-SATA Cabling Error

One or more SATA devices are improperly

Ensure SATA connectors are used in

 

attached. For optimal performance, the

ascending order. For one device, use SATA

 

SATA 0 and SATA 1 connectors must be

0. For two devices, use SATA 0 and SATA

 

used before SATA 2 and SATA 3.

1. For three devices, use SATA 0, SATA 1,

 

 

and SATA 2.

 

 

 

 

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