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Error Messages and Beep Codes

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5 Error Messages and Beep Codes What This Chapter Contains 5.1 BIOS Error Messages 119 5.2 Port 80h POST Codes 121 5.3 Bus Initialization Checkpoints 125 5.4 Speaker ...126 5.5 BIOS Beep Codes ...126 5.1 BIOS Error Messages Table 89 lists the error messages and provides a brief description of each. Table 89. BIOS Error Messages Error Message GA20 Error Pri Master HDD Error Pri Slave HDD Error Sec Master HDD Error Sec Slave HDD Error Pri Master Drive - ATAPI Incompatible Pri Slave Drive - ATAPI Incompatible Sec Master Drive - ATAPI Incompatible Sec Slave Drive - ATAPI Incompatible A: Drive Error Cache Memory Bad CMOS Battery Low CMOS Display Type Wrong CMOS Checksum Bad CMOS Settings Wrong CMOS Date/Time Not Set DMA Error FDC Failure HDC Failure Explanation An error occurred with Gate A20 when switching to protected mode during the memory test. Could not read sector from corresponding drive. Corresponding drive in not an ATAPI device. Run Setup to make sure device is selected correctly. No response from diskette drive. An error occurred when testing L2 cache. Cache memory may be bad. The battery may be losing power. Replace the battery soon. The display type is different than what has been stored in CMOS. Check Setup to make sure type is correct. The CMOS checksum is incorrect. CMOS memory may have been corrupted. Run Setup to reset values. CMOS values are not the same as the last boot. These values have either been corrupted or the battery has failed. The time and/or date values stored in CMOS are invalid. Run Setup to set correct values. Error during read/write test of DMA controller. Error occurred trying to access diskette drive controller. Error occurred trying to access hard disk controller. continued 119

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5
Error Messages and Beep Codes
What This Chapter Contains
5.1
BIOS Error Messages
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119
5.2
Port 80h POST Codes
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121
5.3
Bus Initialization Checkpoints
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125
5.4
Speaker
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126
5.5
BIOS Beep Codes
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126
5.1 BIOS Error Messages
Table 89 lists the error messages and provides a brief description of each.
Table 89.
BIOS Error Messages
Error Message
Explanation
GA20 Error
An error occurred with Gate A20 when switching to protected
mode during the memory test.
Pri Master HDD Error
Pri Slave HDD Error
Sec Master HDD Error
Sec Slave HDD Error
Could not read sector from corresponding drive.
Pri Master Drive - ATAPI Incompatible
Pri Slave Drive - ATAPI Incompatible
Sec Master Drive - ATAPI Incompatible
Sec Slave Drive - ATAPI Incompatible
Corresponding drive in not an ATAPI device.
Run Setup to make
sure device is selected correctly.
A:
Drive Error
No response from diskette drive.
Cache Memory Bad
An error occurred when testing L2 cache.
Cache memory
may be bad.
CMOS Battery Low
The battery may be losing power.
Replace the battery soon.
CMOS Display Type Wrong
The display type is different than what has been stored in CMOS.
Check Setup to make sure type is correct.
CMOS Checksum Bad
The CMOS checksum is incorrect.
CMOS memory may have
been corrupted.
Run Setup to reset values.
CMOS Settings Wrong
CMOS values are not the same as the last boot.
These values
have either been corrupted or the battery has failed.
CMOS Date/Time Not Set
The time and/or date values stored in CMOS are invalid.
Run
Setup to set correct values.
DMA Error
Error during read/write test of DMA controller.
FDC Failure
Error occurred trying to access diskette drive controller.
HDC Failure
Error occurred trying to access hard disk controller.
continued