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132 5 Troubleshooting BIOS error messages When a recoverable error occurs during POST, BIOS will display an error message describing the problem. The following table defines the error messages that may be displayed if the system BIOS detects an error during POST. Error message Description Memory BIOS messages Gate20 error An error occurred with Gate A20 when switching to protected mode during the memory test. Multi-Bit ECC Error A multiple bit corruption of memory has occurred, and the ECC memory algorithm cannot correct it. Parity Error Fatal Memory Parity Error. Boot BIOS messages Boot Failure Could not boot from a particular device . Invalid Boot Diskette A diskette was found in the diskette drive, but is not configured as a bootable diskette. Drive Not Ready Corresponding drive is not ready for data transfer. A: Drive Error No response from diskette drive. Insert BOOT diskette in A: Could not find a proper boot diskette in drive A. Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device. Could not find a bootable device in the system and/or removable media drive does not contain media. NO ROM BASIC No bootable device was detected.

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5 Troubleshooting
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BIOS error messages
When a recoverable error occurs during POST, BIOS will display an error
message describing the problem.
The following table defines the error messages that may be displayed
if the system BIOS detects an error during POST.
Error message
Description
Memory BIOS messages
Gate20 error
An error occurred with Gate A20 when
switching to protected mode during the
memory test.
Multi-Bit ECC Error
A multiple bit corruption of memory has
occurred, and the ECC memory algorithm
cannot correct it.
Parity Error
Fatal Memory Parity Error.
Boot BIOS messages
Boot Failure
Could not boot from a particular device .
Invalid Boot Diskette
A diskette was found in the diskette drive,
but is not configured as a bootable
diskette.
Drive Not Ready
Corresponding drive is not ready for data
transfer.
A: Drive Error
No response from diskette drive.
Insert BOOT diskette in A:
Could not find a proper boot diskette in
drive A.
Reboot and Select proper Boot
device or Insert Boot Media in
selected Boot device.
Could not find a bootable device in the
system and/or removable media drive
does not contain media.
NO ROM BASIC
No bootable device was detected.