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A Error Messages and Indicators

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A Error Messages and Indicators Desktop Board D915GVWB reports POST errors in two ways: • By sounding a beep code • By displaying an error message on the monitor BIOS Beep Code The BIOS issues a beep code during POST if a memory error occurred. If a repeating beep code is heard and the desktop board does not boot, see Table 9 for beep code descriptions. Table 9. BIOS Beep Code Number of Beeps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Description Refresh failure Parity cannot be reset First 64 K memory failure Timer not operational Processor failure (Reserved; not used) 8042 GateA20 cannot be toggled (memory failure or not present) Exception interrupt error Display memory R/W error (Reserved; not used) CMOS Shutdown register test error Invalid BIOS (such as, POST module not found) BIOS Error Messages When a recoverable error occurs during the POST, the BIOS displays an error message describing the problem. Table 10 gives an explanation of the BIOS error messages. Table 10. BIOS Error Messages Error Message Explanation GA20 Error An error occurred with Gate-A20 when switching to protected mode during the memory test. Pri Master HDD Error Pri Slave HDD Error Sec Master HDD Error Sec Slave HDD Error Could not read sector from corresponding drive. Pri Master Drive - ATAPI Incompatible Pri Slave Drive - ATAPI Incompatible Sec Master Drive - ATAPI Incompatible Sec Slave Drive - ATAPI Incompatible Corresponding drive is not an ATAPI device. Run Setup to make sure device is selected correctly. continued 57

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A Error Messages and Indicators
Desktop Board D915GVWB reports POST errors in two ways:
•
By sounding a beep code
•
By displaying an error message on the monitor
BIOS Beep Code
The BIOS issues a beep code during POST if a memory error occurred.
If a repeating beep code is
heard and the desktop board does not boot, see Table 9 for beep code descriptions.
Table 9.
BIOS Beep Code
Number of Beeps
Description
1
Refresh failure
2
Parity cannot be reset
3
First 64 K memory failure
4
Timer not operational
5
Processor failure (Reserved; not used)
6
8042 GateA20 cannot be toggled (memory failure or not present)
7
Exception interrupt error
8
Display memory R/W error
9
(Reserved; not used)
10
CMOS Shutdown register test error
11
Invalid BIOS (such as, POST module not found)
BIOS Error Messages
When a recoverable error occurs during the POST, the BIOS displays an error message describing
the problem.
Table 10 gives an explanation of the BIOS error messages.
Table 10.
BIOS Error Messages
Error Message
Explanation
GA20 Error
An error occurred with Gate-A20 when switching to protected
mode during the memory test.
Pri Master HDD Error
Pri Slave HDD Error
Sec Master HDD Error
Sec Slave HDD Error
Could not read sector from corresponding drive.
Pri Master Drive - ATAPI Incompatible
Pri Slave Drive - ATAPI Incompatible
Sec Master Drive - ATAPI Incompatible
Sec Slave Drive - ATAPI Incompatible
Corresponding drive is not an ATAPI device.
Run Setup to make
sure device is selected correctly.
continued