Table 2-1 POST Error Codes and Messages List

NOTE: To diagnose a problem, first find the BIOS error messages or codes in left column. If directed to a check procedure, replace the FRU indicated in the check procedure. If no check procedure is indicated, the first Action/FRU listed in right column is the most likely cause.

BIOS Error Codes,

 

Action/FRU

Messages

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Time Clock Error

1.

Enter Configuration/

CMOS Battery Has Failed

 

Setup Utility and load the

CMOS Checksum Error

 

default settings.

2.

CMOS battery.

 

 

3.

System board.

 

 

 

Disk Boot Failure, Insert

1.

Insert a bootable floppy

System Disk And Press

 

disk into floppy drive.

Enter

2.

Check if floppy drive fails.

 

3. Check if system board

 

 

fails.

 

 

 

Diskette Drives Or Types

1.

Enter Configuration/

Mismatch Error-Run Setup

 

Setup Utility to

 

 

reconfigure the drive type

 

 

correctly.

 

 

 

Display Switch Is Set

1.

Enter Configuration/

Incorrectly

 

Setup Utility to

 

 

reconfigure Video

 

 

Setting.

 

 

 

Display Type Has Changed

1.

Enter Configuration/

Since Last Boot

 

Setup Utility to configure

 

 

new display type.

 

2.

Adapter Card

 

 

 

EISA Configuration

1.

No ESIA slot available.

Checksum Error

 

 

Please Run EISA

 

 

Configuration Utility

 

 

 

 

 

EISA Configuration Is Not

1.

No ESIA slot available.

Complete

 

 

Please Run EISA

 

 

Configuration Utility

 

 

 

 

 

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