A.14 HARD DRIVE ERROR MESSAGES (19xx-xx)
Table A–13. Hard Drive Error Messages
Message
Probable Cause
19xx-01
Drive not installed
19xx-02
Cartridge not installed
19xx-03
Tape motion error
19xx-04
Drive busy erro
19xx-05
Track seek error
19xx-06
Tape write-protect error
19xx-07
Tape already Servo Written
19xx-08
Unable to Servo Write
19xx-09
Unable to format
19xx-10
Format mode error
19xx-11
Drive recalibration error
19xx-12
Tape not Servo Written
19xx-13
Tape not formatted
19xx-14
Drive time-out error
19xx-15
Sensor error flag
19xx-16
Block locate (block ID) error
19xx-17
Soft error limit exceeded
19xx-18
Hard error limit exceeded
19xx-19
Write (probably ID ) error
19xx-20
NEC fatal error
1900-xx = Tape ID test failed
1901-xx = Tape servo write failed
1902-xx = Tape format failed
1903-xx = Tape drive sensor test failed
A.15 VIDEO (GRAPHICS) ERROR MESSAGES (24xx-xx)
Table A–14. Hard Drive Messages
Message
Probable Cause
2402-01
Video memory test failed
2403-01
Video attribute test failed
2404-01
Video character set test failed
2405-01
80x25 mode, 9x14 cell test failed
2406-01
80x25 mode, 8x8 cell test failed
2407-01
40x25 mode test failed
2408-01
320x200 mode color set 0 test failed
2409-01
320x200 mode color set 1 test failed
2410-01
640x200 mode test failed
2411-01
Screen memory page test failed
2412-01
Gray scale test failed
2414-01
White screen test failed
2416-01
Noise pattern test failed
2417-01
Lightpen text test failed, no response
2417-02
Lightpen text test failed, invalid response
2417-03
Lightpen graphics test failed, no resp.
2417-04
Lightpen graphics tst failed, invalid resp.
2418-01
EGA memory test failed
Table A-14.
Hard Drive Error Messages
Message
19xx-21
19xx-22
19xx-23
19xx-24
19xx-25
19xx-26
19xx-27
19xx-28
19xx-30
19xx-31
19xx-32
19xx-33
19xx-34
19xx-35
19xx-36
19xx-37
19xx-38
19xx-39
19xx-40
19xx-91
1904-xx = Tape BOT/EOT test failed
1905-xx = Tape read test failed
1906-xx = Tape R/W compare test failed
1907-xx = Tape write-protect failed
Table A-15.
Video (Graphics) Error Messages
Message
2418-02
2419-01
2420-01
2421-01
2422-01
2423-01
2424-01
2425-01
2431-01
2432-01
2448-01
2451-01
2456-01
2458-xx
2468-xx
2477-xx
2478-xx
2480-xx
Changed – June 2000
Technical Reference Guide
Probable Cause
Got servo pulses second time but not first
Never got to EOT after servo check
Change line unset
Write-protect error
Unable to erase cartridge
Cannot identify drive
Drive not compatible with controller
Format gap error
Exception bit not set
Unexpected drive status
Device fault
Illegal command
No data detected
Power-on reset occurred
Failed to set FLEX format mode
Failed to reset FLEX format mode
Data mismatch on directory track
Data mismatch on track 0
Failed self-test
Power lost during test
Probable Cause
EGA shadow RAM test failed
EGA ROM checksum test failed
EGA attribute test failed
640x200 mode test failed
640x350 16-color set test failed
640x350 64-color set test failed
EGA Mono. text mode test failed
EGA Mono. graphics mode test failed
640x480 graphics mode test failed
320x200 256-color set test failed
Advanced VGA controller test failed
132-column AVGA test failed
AVGA 256-color test failed
AVGA BitBLT test failed
AVGA DAC test failed
AVGA data path test failed
AVGA BitBLT test failed
AVGA linedraw test failed
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