Table 2-1 (Page 11 of 23). POST and Diagnostics and Utilities Index for Symptoms, Messages, Error Codes, or Beeps

Symptoms,

Messages,

Error

 

 

Action/FRU

 

 

 

 

Codes,

or

Beeps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAM

Memory

 

Error

in

Block

n. Memory

Module

Bad

bits

 

n.

 

 

 

 

System

Board

Memory

 

error.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAM

Test

Failed.

 

 

Memory

Module

Memory

 

error.

 

 

 

 

System

Board

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read error on cylinder n. Hard

Disk

 

Drive

Hard disk drive format errorSystem. Board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read

Errors

 

 

 

 

Diskette

 

 

 

Diskette

drive

 

read

error.Diskette Drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System

Board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diskette

Drive Cable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real-time

clock

 

is

inaccurateTime.

set

incorrectly by user.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RTC

battery (if less than 2.8 V dc)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System

Board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive

Error.

 

 

 

 

Serial

Port

Cable

Serial Port loopback test errorSystem. Board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refresh

Failure.

 

 

Memory

Module

Diagnostics Test detected anSystem Board

error while testing the DMA

 

 

 

 

 

controller's

RAM

refresh

cycle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RTC

Interrupt

Failure.

System

Board

Diagnostics

Test

cannot

detect

 

 

 

 

 

the Real-Time clock interrupt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serial

 

Chip

Error.

 

 

Serial

Port

Cable

COM

Port

error,

 

general.

System Board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serial

 

Compare

Error.

 

Serial

Port

Cable

COM

Port

error,

 

information System

Board

transmitted is not the same as

 

 

 

 

 

information

received.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serial

 

Time-out

Error.

 

Serial

Port

Cable

COM

Port

error,

 

time

intervalSystemis

Board

too

long

between

transmitted

 

 

 

 

 

and

received

data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serious Memory Error — DiagsMemory

Module

Cannot

Continue.

 

 

 

 

System

Board

Memory

 

Test

error.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check Procedures2-21

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