IBM 6589 Information Manual - Page 58

Appendix D. Error Codes Appendix D. Error Codes The following tables list the POST error codes and beep error codes for the computer. POST Error Codes POST error messages appear when POST finds problems with the hardware during power-on or when a change in the hardware configuration is found. POST error messages are 3-, 4-, 5-, 8-, or 12-character alphanumeric messages. An x in an error message can represent any number. Table 55 (Page 1 of 2). POST Error Codes Code Description 101 Interrupt failure 102 Timer failure 103 Timer-interrupt failure 104 Protected mode failure 105 Last 8042 command not accepted - keyboard failure 106 System board failure 108 Timer bus failure 109 Low MB chip select test 110 System board parity error 1 (system board parity latch set) 111 I/O parity error 2 (I/O channel check latch set) 112 I/O channel check error 113 I/O channel check error 114 External ROM checksum error 115 DMA error 116 System board port read/write error 120 Microprocessor test error 121 Hardware error 151 Real time clock failure 161 Bad CMOS Battery 162 CMOS RAM checksum/configuration error 163 Clock not updating 164 CMOS RAM memory size does not match 167 Clock not updating 175 Riser card or system board error 176 System cover has been removed 177 Corrupted administrator password 178 Riser card or system board error 183 Administrator password has been set and must be entered 184 Password removed due to checksum error 185 Corrupted boot sequence 186 System board or hardware security error 189 More than three password attempts were made to access system 201 Memory data error 48 © Copyright IBM Corp. 1996, 1997