5 Power-On Self-Test and Error Messages

Error Message Summary

Error Message Summary

The POST section of the HP BIOS no longer displays numeric error codes (such as 910B) but gives a self-explanatory, descriptive diagnosis, and a list of suggestions for corrective action. The following table summarizes the most significant of the problems that can be reported.

Message

Explanation or Suggestions for Corrective Action

 

 

Operating system not found

Check whether the disk, HDD, FDD or CD-ROM disk drive is

 

connected.

 

If it is connected, check that it is detected by POST.

 

Check that your boot device is enabled on the Setup Security

 

menu.

 

If the problem persists, check that the boot device contains the

 

operating system.

 

 

Missing operating system

If you have configured HDD user parameters, check that they are

 

correct. Otherwise, use HDD type “Auto” parameters.

 

 

Failure fixed disk

Check that HDD is connected.

(preceded by a 30” time-out)

Check that HDD is detected in POST.

 

Check that boot on hard disk drive is enabled in Setup.

 

 

Diskette Drive A (or B) error

Check whether the diskette drive is connected. Check Setup for

 

the configuration.

 

 

System battery is dead

You may get this message if the computer is disconnected for a

 

few days. When you Power-on the computer, run Setup to update

 

the configuration information. The message should no longer be

 

displayed. Should the problem persist, replace the battery.

 

 

Keyboard error

Check that the keyboard is connected.

 

 

Resource Allocation Conflict -PCI

Clear CMOS.

device 0079 on system board

 

 

 

Video Plug and Play interrupted or

You may have powered your computer Off/On too quickly and the

failed. Re-enable in Setup and try again

computer turned off Video plug and play as a protection.

 

 

System CMOS checksum bad - run

CMOS contents have changed between 2 power-on sessions. Run

Setup

Setup for configuration.

 

 

I/O device IRQ conflict

Serial ports A and B may have been assigned the same IRQ. Assign

 

a different IRQ to each serial port and save the configuration.

 

 

No message, system “hangs” after

Check that cache memory and main memory are correctly set in

POST

their sockets.

 

 

Other

An error message may be displayed and the computer may “hang”

 

for 20 seconds and then beep. The POST is probably checking for a

 

mass storage device which it cannot find and the computer is in

 

Time-out Mode. After Time-out, run Setup to check the

 

configuration.

 

 

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HP Vectra VL 5/xxx 5 manual Error Message Summary

Vectra VL 5/xxx 5 specifications

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