Intel SDS2 manual Post Error Codes and Messages, Post Error Messages and Codes, Cmos

BIOS Intel® Server Board SDS2

6.2.5.3POST 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	CMOS checksum error
	configuration used
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

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