Tyan Computer InterServe 90 manual Displayed Error Messages, Error Message Explanation

Chapter 5

System Resources

Displayed Error Messages

If an error occurs after the system display has been initialized, the error message will be displayed as follows:

ERROR Message Line 1

ERROR Message Line 2

Press <F1> to continue

and the system will halt. The system will not halt if the Wait for <F1> If Any Error option in Advanced Setup is Disabled.

RUN SETUP UTILITY

may also appear. Press <F1> to run WINBIOS Setup if this message appears.

Error Message	Explanation
8042 Gate-A20 Error	Gate A20 on the keyboard controller (8042) is not working. Replace the 8042.
Address Line Short!	Error in the address decoding circuitry.
C: Drive Error	No response from drive C:. Run the AMIDiag Hard Disk Utility. Check the C: hard
	disk type in Standard Setup.
C: Drive Failure	No response from hard disk drive C:. Replace the drive.
Cache Memory Bad,	Cache memory is defective. Run AMIDiag.
Do Not Enable Cache!
CH-2 Timer Error	An AT system has two timers. There is an error in timer 2.
CMOS Battery State	CMOS RAM is powered by a battery. The battery power is low. Replace the
Low	battery.
CMOS Checksum	CMOS RAM checksum is different than the previous value. Run WINBIOS Setup.
Failure
CMOS System	The values stored in CMOS RAM have been destroyed. Run WINBIOS Setup.
Options Not Set
CMOS Display Type	The video type in CMOS RAM does not match the type detected. Run WINBIOS
Mismatch	Setup.
CMOS Memory Size	The amount of memory found by AMIBIOS is different than the amount in CMOS
Mismatch	RAM. Run WINBIOS Setup.
CMOS Time and Date	Run Standard Setup to set the date and time.
Not Set
D: Drive Error	No response from drive D:. Run the AMIDiag Hard Disk Utility. Check the hard
	disk type in Standard Setup.
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