BIOS Intel® Server Board SDS2
Revision 1.2
Order Number: A85874-002
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6.2.5.3 POST Error Codes and Messages The following table defines POST error codes and their associated messages. The BIOS prompts the user to press a key in case of serious errors. Some error messages are preceded by the string "Error” to indicate that the system may be malfunctioning. All POST errors and warnings are logged in the System Event Log unless it is full.Table 29. POST Error Messages and Codes
Code Error Message Failure Description
0200 Failure Fixed Disk Hard disk error
0210 Stuck Key Keyboard connection error
0211 Keyboard error Keyboard failure
0212 Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard Controller Failed
0213 Keyboard locked– Unlock key switch Keyboard locked
0220 Monitor type does not match CMOS– Run SETUP Monitor type does not match CMOS
0230 System RAM Failed at offset System RAM error, Offset address
0231 Shadow RAM Failed at offset Shadow RAM Failed , Offset address
0232 Extend RAM Failed at address line Extended RAM failed, Offset address
0250 System battery is dead – Replace and run SETUP NVRAM battery dead
0251 System CMOS checksum bad – Default
configuration used CMOS checksum error
0252 Password checksum bad - Passwords cleared
0260 System timer error System timer error
0270 Real time clock error RTC error
0271 Check date and time setting RTC time setting error
0280 Previous boot incomplete - Default configuration
used
0281 Memory Size found by POST differed from EISA
CMOS
02B0 Diskette drive A error Diskette drive A failure
02B1 Diskette drive B error Diskette drive B failure
02B2 Incorrect Drive A type – run SETUP Incorrect Drive A type
02B3 Incorrect Drive B type – run SETUP Incorrect Drive B type
02D0 System cache error – Cache disabled CPU cache error
02D1 System Memory exceeds the CPU's caching limit.
02F4 EISA CMOS not write able
02F5 DMA Test Failed
02F6 Software NMI Failed
02F7 Fail-safe Timer NMI Failed
0611 IDE configuration changed
0612 IDE configuration error-device disabled
0613 COM A configuration changed