Appendix B: POST Messages

Appendix POST Messages

 

The following table lists the Power On Self Test (POST)

B messages, possible causes and solutions.

 

Message

Possible Cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

DISKETTE DRIVE A

Drive A failed or is

Check Setup and cable

 

FAILURE

missing.

connections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISKETTE DRIVE B

Drive B failed or is

Check Setup and cable

 

FAILURE

 

missing.

connections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXTENDED RAM

Extended memory not

Replace defective

 

FAILED AT

working or configured

memory.

 

OFFSET: nnnn

 

properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAILING BITS: nnnn

Memory failure in

Replace defective

 

 

 

 

System, Extended, or

memory.

 

 

Shadow memory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED DISK X

The hard disk is not

Rerun SETUP and check

 

FAILURE (where X

configured or working

connections, or replace

 

=0 or 1)

properly.

hard disk.

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED DISK

The controller card has

Check configuration and

 

CONTROLLER

failed.

connections, or replace

 

FAILURE

 

controller card.

 

 

 

 

 

INCORRECT DRIVE

Floppy drive A: not set

Run Setup.

 

A TYPE

 

correctly in Setup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCORRECT DRIVE

Floppy drive A: not set

Run Setup.

 

B TYPE

 

correctly in Setup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVALID NVRAM

NVRAM chip is bad.

Requires repair of system

 

MEDIA TYPE

 

 

board.

 

 

 

 

 

KEYBOARD

The keyboard or

Check connections. You

 

ERROR, or

 

keyboard controller

may have to replace the

 

KEYBOARD

 

failed.

keyboard or controller.

 

CONTROLLER

 

 

 

 

ERROR

 

 

 

KEYBOARD

A key is jammed or was

Make sure the keys are

 

ERROR nn

held down during boot.

not jammed or dirty.

 

 

 

 

 

KEYBOARD

Keyswitch on the front of

Unlock the keyswitch.

 

LOCKED

the case is locked.

 

 

 

 

 

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