D6-IN System Board Manual
Appendix B: POST Messages50
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e Possible Cause Solution
MONITOR TYPE
DOES NOT MATCH
CMOS
Monitor type not
correctly identified in
Setup.
Run Setup and ente r
correct monitor type.
OPERATING
SYSTEM NOT
FOUND
Operating system
cannot be located o n
Drive C: or Drive A:
Check Setup to see if
Drive A: and C: are
properly configured, or
put a bootable disk in
Drive A:
PARITY CHECK 1
nnnn Parity error found in the
system bus. Check Set up. Board
repair may be requi red.
PARITY CHECK 2
nnnn Parity error found in the
I/O bus. Check Setup. Board
repair may be requi red.
PREVIOUS BOOT
INCOMPLETE -
DEFAULT
CONFIGURATION
USED
Previous POST did not
complete succe ssfully. Run Setup, load default
BIOS settings, make any
necessary adjustments,
and save the changes
REAL TIME CLOCK
ERROR Real-time clock faile d
BIOS test. May require batte ry
replacement or board
repair.
SHADOW RAM
FAILED AT OFFSET Shadow RAM failed. May r equire repair of
system board.
SYSTEM BATTERY
IS DEAD System battery died. Replac e the system
battery and run Setu p to
reconfigure the system.
SYSTEM CACHE
ERROR - CACHE
DISABLED
External (L2) cache
failed BIOS test. System will still run, but
slower. Repl ace cache
at convenience.
SYSTEM CMOS
CHECKSUM BAD -
RUN SETUP
System CMOS has been
corrupted or modified
incorrectly.
Run Setup and
reconfigure the system.
SYSTEM RAM
FAILED AT
OFFSET: nnnn
System RAM failed. Replace defecti ve RAM.
SYSTEM TIMER
ERROR Timer test failed. Requires repair of system
board.