Lenovo ThinkPad i Series 1157 ThinkPad 570 User's Reference - Page 184

Error codes or messages, In the charts, can be any character.

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Troubleshooting charts Error codes or messages Note: In the charts, x can be any character. Message 0200 (hard disk error) 021x (keyboard error) 0220 (monitor type error) 0230 (shadow RAM error) 0231 (system RAM error) 0232 (extended RAM error) 0250 (system battery error) 0251 (system CMOS checksum bad) Cause and action The hard disk is not working. Make sure the hard disk drive is attached firmly. Run the BIOS Setup Utility; then make sure the hard disk drive is properly identified. Make sure that no object is placed on the keyboard or on the external keyboard, if you have one. Power off the computer, and power off all attached devices. Power on the computer first; then power on the attached devices. If you still have a problem, do the following: If an external keyboard is connected, do the following: - Power off the computer and disconnect the external keyboard; then power on the computer. Make sure that your keyboard operation is correct. If it is, have the external keyboard serviced. - Make sure that the external keyboard is connected to the correct connector. Test the computer by using the PC Doctor. - If the computer stops during the test, have the computer serviced. The monitor type does not match the CMOS. Run the BIOS Setup Utility to verify the configuration. The shadow RAM failed. Test your computer's memory with the PC Doctor. If you have increased memory just before powering the computer on, reinstall the DIMM. Then test the memory with the PC Doctor. The system RAM failed. Test your computer's memory with the PC Doctor. If you have increased memory just before powering the computer on, reinstall the DIMM. Then test the memory with the PC Doctor. The extended RAM failed. Test your computer's memory with the PC Doctor. If you have increased memory just before powering the computer on, reinstall the DIMM. Then test the memory with the PC Doctor. The system battery is dead. Replace the battery and run the BIOS Setup Utility to verify the configuration. If you still have a problem, have the computer serviced. The system CMOS might have been corrupted by an application program. The computer uses the default settings. Run the BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure the settings. If you still have a problem, have the computer serviced. 168 IBM ThinkPad 570 User's Reference

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Troubleshooting charts
Error codes or messages
Note:
In the charts,
x
can be any character.
Message
Cause and action
0200
(hard disk error)
The hard disk is not working.
Make sure the hard disk drive is attached firmly.
Run the BIOS Setup Utility; then make sure the hard disk drive is properly
identified.
021
x
(keyboard error)
Make sure that no object is placed on the keyboard or on the external keyboard,
if you have one.
Power off the computer, and power off all attached devices.
Power on the computer first; then power on the attached devices.
If you still have a problem, do the following:
If an external keyboard is connected, do the following:
Power off the computer and disconnect the external keyboard; then
power on the computer.
Make sure that your keyboard operation is
correct.
If it is, have the external keyboard serviced.
Make sure that the external keyboard is connected to the correct
connector.
Test the computer by using the PC Doctor.
If the computer stops during the test, have the computer serviced.
0220
(monitor type error)
The monitor type does not match the CMOS.
Run the BIOS Setup Utility to
verify the configuration.
0230
(shadow RAM error)
The shadow RAM failed. Test your computer's memory with the PC Doctor.
If you have increased memory just before powering the computer on, reinstall
the DIMM.
Then test the memory with the PC Doctor.
0231
(system RAM error)
The system RAM failed. Test your computer's memory with the PC Doctor.
If you have increased memory just before powering the computer on, reinstall
the DIMM.
Then test the memory with the PC Doctor.
0232
(extended RAM error)
The extended RAM failed. Test your computer's memory with the PC Doctor.
If you have increased memory just before powering the computer on, reinstall
the DIMM.
Then test the memory with the PC Doctor.
0250
(system battery error)
The system battery is dead. Replace the battery and run the BIOS Setup Utility
to verify the configuration.
If you still have a problem, have the computer serviced.
0251
(system CMOS checksum
bad)
The system CMOS might have been corrupted by an application program.
The
computer uses the default settings.
Run the BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure
the settings.
If you still have a problem, have the computer serviced.
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