HP Kayak XU 04xx HP Kayak XU Series 04xx, Familiarization guide - Page 22

HP MaxiLife Utility Test Error Code Action to Take Availability of video controller. It is also checked by the BIOS. If an error is detected, it is not a fatal one and the BIOS will continue its execution normally. NO VIDEO • Check that the video controller is correctly installed. Note: No error is detected if a monitor is not connected to an installed video controller. In order to detect whether the CPU is able to run BIOS • Flash the latest version of the system BIOS by using the system a given code, HP MaxiLife waits for a recovery procedure. Set switch 10 to the down position. synchronization event from the BIOS. Any failure • Check that the RAM is correctly installed. that prevents the execution of the firmware will • Check that the CPU is firmly inserted. trigger an error. 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. 22