POST Error Code

FRU/Action

 

 

 

151Real-time clock failure

1.

System Board

 

 

 

 

161Bad CMOS battery

1.

Run Setup

 

 

2.

CMOS Backup Battery (see “Safety

 

 

information” on page 185)

 

3.

System Board

 

 

 

162Configuration mismatch

1.

Run Setup and verify Configuration

 

 

2.

Had a device been added, removed, changed

 

 

location? If not, suspect that device.

 

3.

Power-on external devices first, then power-on

 

 

computer

 

4.

CMOS Backup Battery (see “Safety

 

 

information” on page 185)

 

 

System Board

 

5.

System Board

 

 

 

162And unable to run diagnostics

1.

Diskette Drive

 

 

2.

System Board

 

3.

Diskette Drive Cable

 

 

 

163Clock not updating or invalid time set

1.

Time and Date Set?

 

 

2.

CMOS Backup Battery (see “Safety

 

 

information” on page 185)

 

3.

System Board

 

 

 

164POST detected a base memory or extended

1.

Run Setup. Check System Summary menu for

memory size mismatch error or RIMM socket 3 is

 

memory size change. (See“Setup Utility

populated with a RIMM memory module

 

 

program” on page 122.)

 

 

 

2.

Run the Extended Memory Diagnostic tests

 

 

 

166Boot Block Check Sum Error

1.

Run Flash Recovery using Boot Block. See

 

 

 

“Flash recovery boot block jumper” on page

 

 

131.

 

2.

System Board

 

 

 

167Microprocessor installed that is not supported

1.

Run Setup. Check Stepping level for the

by the current POST/BIOS

 

BIOS level needed, then perform the flash

 

 

 

 

update.

 

2.

Processor

 

 

 

168Alert on LAN error

1.

Run Setup. Check to see that Ethernet and

 

 

 

Alert on LAN are enabled.

 

2.

System Board

 

 

 

17X, 18X

1.

C2 Security

 

 

 

 

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