Solving computer problems

 

 

 

Code

Message

Description

 

 

 

0280

Previous boot

Previous POST did not complete successfully.

 

incomplete - Default

POST loads default values and offers to run BIOS

 

configuration used

Setup Utility. If the failure was caused by

 

 

incorrect values and they are not corrected, the

 

 

next boot will likely fail. On systems with control

 

 

of wait states, improper BIOS Setup Utility

 

 

settings can also terminate POST and cause this

 

 

error on the next boot. Run BIOS Setup Utility

 

 

and verify that the wait-state configuration is

 

 

correct. This error is cleared the next time the

 

 

system is booted.

 

 

 

0281

Memory Size found

Memory size found by POST differed from

 

by POST differed from

CMOS.

 

CMOS

 

 

 

 

02B0

Diskette drive A error

Drive A: or B: is present but fails the BIOS POST

02B1

Diskette drive B error

diskette tests. Check to see that the drive is

 

 

defined with the proper diskette type in BIOS

 

 

Setup Utility and that the diskette drive is

 

 

attached correctly.

 

 

 

02B2

Incorrect Drive A type

Type of diskette drive A: not correctly identified

 

- run SETUP

in BIOS Setup Utility.

 

 

 

02B3

Incorrect Drive B type

Type of diskette drive B: not correctly identified

 

- run SETUP

in BIOS Setup Utility.

 

 

 

02D0

System cache error -

RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache.

 

Cache disabled

On older boards, check the cache jumpers. You

 

 

may have to replace the cache. See your dealer. A

 

 

disabled cache slows system performance

 

 

considerably.

 

 

 

02F0

CPU ID

CPU socket number for Multi-Processor error.

 

 

 

02F4*

EISA CMOS not

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to EISA

 

writable

CMOS.

 

 

 

02F5*

DMA Test Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to extended

 

 

DMA (Direct Memory Access) registers.

 

 

 

02F6*

Software NMI Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot generate software

 

 

NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt).

 

 

 

02F7*

Fail - Safe Timer NMI

ServerBIOS2 test error: Fail-Safe Timer takes too

 

Failed

long.

 

 

 

N/A

Device Address

Address conflict for specified device.

 

Conflict

 

 

 

 

N/A

Allocation Error for :

Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve

 

device

resource conflict for the specified device.

 

 

 

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