5 Error Messages and Beep Codes

What This Chapter Contains

 

5.1

BIOS Error Messages................................................................................................

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5.2

Port 80h POST Codes ...............................................................................................

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5.3

Bus Initialization Checkpoints ....................................................................................

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5.4

Speaker .....................................................................................................................

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5.5

BIOS Beep Codes .....................................................................................................

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5.1 BIOS Error Messages

Table 58 lists the error messages and provides a brief description of each.

Table 58. BIOS Error Messages

Error Message

GA20 Error

Pri Master HDD Error

Pri Slave HDD Error

Sec Master HDD Error

Sec Slave HDD Error

Pri Master Drive - ATAPI Incompatible

Pri Slave Drive - ATAPI Incompatible

Sec Master Drive - ATAPI Incompatible

Sec Slave Drive - ATAPI Incompatible

Cache Memory Bad

CMOS Battery Low

CMOS Display Type Wrong

CMOS Checksum Bad

CMOS Settings Wrong

CMOS Date/Time Not Set

DMA Error

HDC Failure

Explanation

An error occurred with Gate-A20 when switching to protected mode during the memory test.

Could not read sector from corresponding drive.

Corresponding drive is not an ATAPI device. Run Setup to make sure device is selected correctly.

An error occurred when testing L2 cache. Cache memory may be bad.

The battery may be losing power. Replace the battery soon.

The display type is different than what has been stored in CMOS. Check Setup to make sure type is correct.

The CMOS checksum is incorrect. CMOS memory may have been corrupted. Run Setup to reset values.

CMOS values are not the same as the last boot. These values have either been corrupted or the battery has failed.

The time and/or date values stored in CMOS are invalid. Run Setup to set correct values.

Error during read/write test of DMA controller.

Error occurred trying to access hard disk controller.

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