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POST Numeric Codes and Text Messages
This section covers those POST errors that have numeric codes associated with them. The section also
includes some text messages that may be encountered during POST.
NOTE:
Table A-1
Numeric Codes and Text Messages
Control panel message
101-Option ROM Checksum Error
103-System Board Failure
110-Out of Memory Space for Option ROMs
162-System Options Not Set
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Appendix A POST Error Messages
The computer will beep once after a POST text message is displayed on the screen.
Description
System ROM or expansion board option
ROM checksum.
DMA or timers.
Recently added PCI expansion card contains
an option ROM too large to download during
POST.
Configuration incorrect.
RTC (real-time clock) battery may need to
be replaced.
Recommended action
1.
Verify the correct ROM.
2.
Flash the ROM if needed.
3.
If an expansion board was recently
added, remove it to see if the problem
remains.
4.
Clear CMOS. (See Appendix B,
Password Security and Resetting
CMOS on page
60.)
5.
If the message disappears, there may
be a problem with the expansion card.
6.
Replace the system board.
1.
Clear CMOS. (See Appendix B,
Password Security and Resetting
CMOS on page
60.)
2.
Remove expansion boards.
3.
Replace the system board.
1.
If a PCI expansion card was recently
added, remove it to see if the problem
remains.
2.
In Computer Setup, set Advanced >
Device Options > NIC PXE Option
ROM Download to DISABLE to prevent
PXE option ROM for the internal NIC
from being downloaded during POST to
free more memory for an expansion
card's option ROM. Internal PXE option
ROM is used for booting from the NIC to
a PXE server.
3.
Ensure the ACPI/USB Buffers @ Top of
Memory setting in Computer Setup is
enabled.
Run Computer Setup and check the
configuration in Advanced > Onboard
Devices.
Reset the date and time under Control
Panel. If the problem persists, replace the
RTC battery. See the Hardware Reference
Guide on the Documentation and Diagnostics
CD for instructions on installing a new battery,
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