POST Error Codes and Messages

Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, BIOS displays a message on the video display screen to indicate both status and error conditions and causes the speaker to beep as the message appears. BIOS also issues a beep code (one long tone followed by two short tones) during POST if the video configuration fails or if an external ROM module does not a checksum of zero. The BIOS indicates errors by writing an error code to the standard logging area in the Extended BIOS Data Area, and by displaying a message on the screen, which is sometimes preceded by the POST Error Code. The error code is also logged to the Event Logging area.

Recommended actions are specified for each error condition and some will prompt you to remove and replace CRUs. Refer to Chapter 4 for the CRUs associated with the error codes displayed.

Table 5-1POST Error Codes and Messages is a list of the error codes and messages written at the start of each POST test. Table 5-2POST Error Beep Codes is a list of beep codes issued for each POST test.

Table 5-1. POST Error Codes and Messages

Error Code and Message

Description

Action

0200

Failure Fixed Disk

Configuration error in

Check configuration in

 

 

 

Setup menu.

 

Setup menu.

 

 

Hard disk is faulty.

Replace the hard disk.

 

 

CPU module board is

Replace the CPU module

 

 

 

faulty.

 

board.

 

 

PCI module board is

Replace the PCI module

 

 

 

faulty.

 

board.

 

 

 

 

 

0210

Stuck Key

Keyboard connection error.

Disconnect and reconnect

 

 

 

 

 

the keyboard.

 

 

 

 

Replace the keyboard.

 

 

 

 

Replace the PCI module

 

 

 

 

 

board.

0211

Keyboard Error

Keyboard is faulty.

Check the keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

connection.

0212

Keyboard Controller Failed

Keyboard controller is

 

Restart the server.

 

 

faulty.

Replace the PCI module

 

 

 

 

 

board.

0213

Keyboard Locked - Unlock

Keyboard is locked.

Unlock the key switch.

 

Key Switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0220

Monitor type does not match

Illegal monitor type is

Select "Get Default Value"

 

CMOS - Run SETUP

specified.

 

from the Setup menu.

 

 

 

 

Clear the CMOS data.

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