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Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages
System cache error - Cache disabled
RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache. On older boards, check the cache jumpers. You may have to replace the cache. See your dealer. A disabled cache slows system performance considerably.
CPU ID:
CPU socket number for
EISA CMOS not writeable
ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to EISA CMOS.
DMA Test Failed
ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to extended DMA (Direct Memory Access) registers.
Software NMI Failed
ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot generate software NMI
Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed
ServerBIOS2 test error:
device Address Conflict
Address confl ict for specifi ed device.
Allocation Error for: device
Run ISA or EISA Confi guration Utility to resolve resource confl ict for the specifi ed device.
CD ROM Drive
CD ROM Drive identifi ed.
Entering SETUP ...
Starting Setup program
Failing Bits: nnnn
The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test. Each 1 (one) in the map indicates a failed bit. See errors 230, 231, or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System, Extended, or Shadow memory.