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System Setup program, Timer chip

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Table 3-2. System Error Messages (Continued) Message Definition Probable Causes Seek error MS-DOS unable to locate specific track on diskette or hard-disk drive. Defective diskette or hard-disk drive. Seek operation failed System could not find Faulty diskette or hardparticular address mark disk drive. on disk. Shutdown failure System board chip faulty. Defective system board. Time-of-day clock stopped System battery low. Defective battery or faulty chip (defective system board). Time-of-day not set Time or date setting in System Setup program incorrect, or system battery bad. Incorrect TIME or DATE settings, or defective system battery. Timer chip Timer circuit on system Defective system board. counter 2 failed board malfunctioning. Unexpected interrupt in protected mode Keyboard/mouse controller malfunctioning, or one or more SIMMs improperly seated. Improperly seated SIMMs or faulty keyboard/mouse controller chip (defective system board). Beep Codes and Error Messages 3-9

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Beep Codes and Error Messages
3-9
Seek error
MS-DOS unable to
locate specific track on
diskette or hard-disk
drive.
Defective diskette or
hard-disk drive.
Seek operation
failed
System could not find
particular address mark
on disk.
Faulty diskette or hard-
disk drive.
Shutdown failure
System board chip
faulty.
Defective system board.
Time-of-day
clock stopped
System battery low.
Defective battery or
faulty chip (defective sys-
tem board).
Time-of-day not
set
Time or date setting in
System Setup program
incorrect, or system bat-
tery bad.
Incorrect
TIME
or
DATE
settings, or defective sys-
tem battery.
Timer chip
counter 2 failed
Timer circuit on system
board malfunctioning.
Defective system board.
Unexpected
interrupt in
protected mode
Keyboard/mouse con-
troller malfunctioning,
or one or more SIMMs
improperly seated.
Improperly seated
SIMMs or faulty key-
board/mouse controller
chip (defective system
board).
Table 3-2.
System Error Messages
(Continued)
Message
Definition
Probable Causes