44Chapter 3 Hardware troubleshooting
BIOS error messages appear on the video monitor. Refer to the following table for a description of the messages.
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GA20 Error | An error occurred with Gate A20 when switching to protected | ||
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| mode during the memory test. | |
Pri Master HDD Error | The system could not read the sector from the corresponding | ||
Pri Slave HDD Error | drive. | ||
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Sec Master HDD Error |
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Sec Slave HDD Error |
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ATAPI Incompatible Drive | The corresponding drive is not an ATAPI (Advanced Technology | ||
• | Pri Master Drive | Attachment Packet Interface) device. Run Setup to make sure | |
the device is selected correctly. | |||
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• | Pri Slave Drive |
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• | Sec Master Drive |
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A: Drive Error | No response from the disk drive. | ||
CMOS Battery Low | The battery is losing power. Replace the battery soon. | ||
CMOS Display Type Wron | The display type is different from that stored in CMOS. Check | ||
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| Setup to make sure the type is correct. | |
CMOS Checksum Bad | The CMOS checksum is incorrect. CMOS memory can be | ||
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| corrupted. Run Setup to reset the values. | |
CMOS Settings Wrong | The CMOS values are not the same as the last boot. Either these | ||
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| values are corrupted or the battery failed. | |
CMOS Date/Time Not Set | The time or date values stored in CMOS are invalid. Run Setup | ||
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| to set the correct values. | |
DMA Error | An error occurred during the read/write test of the DMA (Direct | ||
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| Memory Access) controller. | |
FDC Failure | An FDC Failure error occurred while trying to access the diskette | ||
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| drive controller. | |
HDC Failure | An error occurred trying to access the hard disk controller. | ||
Checking NVRAM.... | The NVRAM | ||
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| checked to see if it is valid. | |
Update OK! | The NVRAM is invalid and has been updated. | ||
Updated Failed | The NVRAM is invalid and cannot be updated. | ||
Keyboard Error | An error occurred in the keyboard connection. Make sure the | ||
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| keyboard is connected properly. | |
KB/Interface Error | The keyboard interface test failed. | ||
Nortel CallPilot
Troubleshooting Reference Guide
5.026 June 2007
