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Troubleshooting Your x2000 Workstation Case 3: Boot Fails, Monitor is Blank, MaxiLife Displays Error Message POST Test Errors Following the pre-boot checks, the POST (Power-On Self Test) sequence is initiated. It should be noted that in some cases, a Beep and Post Error can occur at the same time. The following table shows the type of error messages that can be displayed on the MaxiLife status panel, and the action to take. The Boot Step option must be selected for these messages to be displayed by MaxiLife. MaxiLife Error Message P.O.S.T. Start CPU Regist. Init I/O Init. IDE Init. PCI Mast. Init. BIOS Check sum RAM Refresh Test Keyb. Ctrl. Test Memory Detection RAM Add. Failure RAM Data Low RAM DATA High Shadow Bios Rom PCI Detection Video Detection Keyboard Test Unexpect. STOP Base Memory Test Ext. Memory Data Ext. Memory Add Mouse PS2 Test Disc Ctrl. Init. Action to Take Change system board Change system board Change system board Change system board Change system board Change system board Change system board Keyboard missing. If this is not the case, change system board. Check memory then system board Check memory then system board Check memory then system board Check memory then system board Flash BIOS again then check system board Check PCI cards. If this does not work, change system board. Check AGP card then system board Keyboard missing or change keyboard Change system board Check memory then system board Check memory then system board Check memory then system board Change mouse. If this does not work, change system board. Check SCSI card (if installed). If this does not work, change system board. Chapter 7 207

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Troubleshooting Your x2000 Workstation
Case 3: Boot Fails, Monitor is Blank, MaxiLife Displays Error Message
Chapter 7
207
POST Test Errors
Following the pre-boot checks, the POST (Power-On Self Test) sequence
is initiated. It should be noted that in some cases, a Beep and Post Error
can occur at the same time.
The following table shows the type of error messages that can be
displayed on the MaxiLife status panel, and the action to take.
The Boot Step option must be selected for these messages to be displayed
by MaxiLife.
MaxiLife Error Message
Action to Take
P.O.S.T. Start
Change system board
CPU Regist. Init
Change system board
I/O Init.
Change system board
IDE Init.
Change system board
PCI Mast. Init.
Change system board
BIOS Check sum
Change system board
RAM Refresh Test
Change system board
Keyb. Ctrl. Test
Keyboard missing.
If this is not the case, change system board.
Memory Detection
Check memory then system board
RAM Add. Failure
Check memory then system board
RAM Data Low
Check memory then system board
RAM DATA High
Check memory then system board
Shadow Bios Rom
Flash BIOS again then check system board
PCI Detection
Check PCI cards.
If this does not work, change system board.
Video Detection
Check AGP card then system board
Keyboard Test
Keyboard missing or change keyboard
Unexpect. STOP
Change system board
Base Memory Test
Check memory then system board
Ext. Memory Data
Check memory then system board
Ext. Memory Add
Check memory then system board
Mouse PS2 Test
Change mouse.
If this does not work, change system board.
Disc Ctrl. Init.
Check SCSI card (if installed).
If this does not work, change system board.