BIOS Messages (Continued)

 

 

Message

Description

 

 

Parity Check 1 nnnn*

A parity error was found in the system bus (Parity

or

Check 1) or the I/O bus (Parity Check 2). BIOS

Parity Check 2 nnnn*

attempts to locate and display the address on the

 

screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays.

Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup

Displayed after any recoverable error message.

Press <F2> to enter SETUP

Optional message displayed during POST. Can be

 

turned off in Setup.

Previous boot incomplete - Default

Previous POST did not successfully complete. POST

configuration used

loads default values and offers to run Setup. 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 Setup settings can also

 

terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot.

 

Run Setup and verify that the wait-state configuration is

 

correct. This error is cleared the next time the system is

 

booted.

Real time clock error*

Real time clock fails BIOS test. May require board

 

repair.

Shadow Ram Failed at offset: nnnn*

Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64K block at

 

which the error was detected.

nnnn Shadow RAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes

 

successfully tested.

System battery is dead - Replace and

The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is

run SETUP

dead. Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure

 

the system.

System BIOS shadowed

The system BIOS is copied to shadow RAM.

System cache error - Cache disabled*

The RAM cache failed the BIOS test and BIOS has

 

disabled the cache.

System CMOS checksum bad - run

The system CMOS has been corrupted or incorrectly

SETUP

modified, perhaps by an application program that

 

changes data stored in CMOS. Run Setup and

 

reconfigure the system either by getting the default

 

values or making your own selections.

System RAM failed at offset: nnnn*

The system RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64K block

 

at which the error was detected.

nnnn System RAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes

 

successfully tested.

 

 

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