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Special Cases, MaxiLife displays Power error message and the system does

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HP MaxiLife Utility Test Error Code Action to Take The BIOS then executes the Power On Self Test (POST) sequence. In this phase, HP MaxiLife waits for any error messages that the BIOS may issue. POST XXXX • If the screen is working, you can obtain the signification of the error by typing "Enter" at the end of the POST. Or, you can check the list of errors that are available on the HP World-Wide Web support page. During normal usage of the PC, HP MaxiLife is always checking vital parameters of the system. If an error should occur, a message would be automatically displayed on the LCD panel. TEMP IO SLOT • Check the connection of the corresponding component, which could be: "Temp IO slot", "Power errors, "Fan CPU", "Board PLL", "Temp disk", "Temp CPU", "Fan disk", "Fan IO slot", "CPU error".1 1. Special cases: Board PLL = System board needs replacing. CPU error = Reset or power off the system to recover. Special Cases 1 If a CPU is not installed correctly. Either the "Power CPUx" or "CPU socket" or "BIOS" message may appear. This will depend on which end of the CPU connector is not correctly inserted. 2 If a VRM is installed and there is a terminator in the associated CPU socket. MaxiLife displays "Power" error message and the system does not start 3 Only one pre-boot error reported on the system. Hidden errors will be revealed when the current error has been fixed. 4 If a "No Video Error" message is displayed, even though the video is working correctly. With some specific add-on boards (for example, 1540 from Adaptec with SCSI BIOS), this error may appear while the system is fully working. To check if this is the case, remove all add-on boards from the basic system configuration. 14

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HP MaxiLife Utility
Special Cases
1
If a CPU is not installed correctly.
Either the “Power CPUx” or “CPU socket” or “BIOS” message may
appear. This will depend on which end of the CPU connector is not
correctly inserted.
2
If a VRM is installed and there is a terminator in the associated
CPU socket.
MaxiLife displays “Power” error message and the system does not
start
3
Only one pre-boot error reported on the system.
Hidden errors will be revealed when the current error has been
fixed.
4
If a “No Video Error” message is displayed, even though the video
is working correctly.
With some specific add-on boards (for example, 1540 from
Adaptec with SCSI BIOS), this error may appear while the system
is fully working. To check if this is the case, remove all add-on
boards from the basic system configuration.
1.
Special cases: Board PLL = System board needs replacing. CPU error = Reset or power off the system to recover.
The BIOS then executes the Power On Self Test
(POST) sequence. In this phase, HP MaxiLife
waits for any error messages that the BIOS may
issue.
POST XXXX
If the screen is working, you can obtain the signification of the
error by typing “Enter” at the end of the POST. Or, you can
check the list of errors that are available on the HP World-Wide
Web support page.
During normal usage of the PC, HP MaxiLife is
always checking vital parameters of the system.
If an error should occur, a message would be
automatically displayed on the LCD panel.
TEMP IO SLOT
Check the connection of the corresponding component, which
could be: “Temp IO slot”, “Power errors, “Fan CPU”, “Board
PLL”, “Temp disk”, “Temp CPU”, “Fan disk”, “Fan IO slot”, “CPU
error”.
1
Test
Error Code
Action to Take