IBM Aptiva 2142 User Manual

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Table

2-1 (Page 13 of 23). POST and Diagnostics and Utilities Index

for Symptoms, Messages, Error Codes, or Beeps

Symptoms, Messages, Error
Codes, or Beeps

Action/FRU

The Address Exceeds The Size
Of Your Memory.
An invalid memory address was
entered. The Diagnostics Tests
display this message during the
Locate Bad Chips option under
the interact menu if an invalid
memory address was entered at
the "Enter Memory Address Of
Bad Chip" prompt.

Enter correct address
Memory Module
System Board

That Number is Out Of Range.
An invalid bit number was
entered. Diagnostics Tests
display this message during the
Locate Bad Chips option.

Enter the correct number.
Memory Module
System Board

Too Many Errors - Test Aborted.
Too many errors, the Diagnostics
Test cannot continue.

Processor
System Board

Transmit Error.
Internal or external serial port
loopback test failure.

Serial Port Cable
System Board

Video Adapter Failed.
Test Result Summary, displayed
if "Fail" was at the Quit/Fail/Pass
menu of any video test.

Video Adapter
System Board
Display

Write error on cylinder n.
Hard disk drive write error.

Hard Disk Drive

Write Errors.
Diskette drive write error.

Diskette
Diskette Drive
System Board
Diskette Drive Cable

Write Protected or Unformatted
Diskette is Write Protected or not
formatted.

Insert a non-write protected, formatted
diskette into the diskette drive; then rerun
the test.
Diskette Drive
System Board
Diskette Drive Cable

Check Procedures

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