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:
The computer will beep once after a POST text message is displayed on the screen.
Control panel message
Description
Recommended action
101-Option ROM Checksum Error
System ROM or expansion board option
ROM checksum.
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 128
5.
If the message disappears, there may
be a problem with the expansion card.
6.
Replace the system board.
103-System Board Failure
DMA or timers.
1.
Clear CMOS. (See Appendix B,
Password security and resetting CMOS
on page 128
2.
Remove expansion boards.
3.
Replace the system board.
110-Out of Memory Space for Option ROMs Recently added PCI expansion card contains
an option ROM too large to download
during POST.
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.
162-System Options Not Set
Configuration incorrect.
RTC (real-time clock) battery may need to
be replaced.
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 Removal and
Replacement section for instructions on
installing a new battery, or contact an
authorized dealer or reseller for RTC battery
replacement.
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