Troubleshooting and Repair 5-7
INFORMATIONAL MESSAGES
This section lists the messages that provide information to the user but require no action.
Table Section 5-3 BIOS Informational Messages
Message
Meaning
nnn
K Base Memory
The amount of base memory that tested successfully.
nnn
K Extended
The amount of extended memory that tested
successfully.
Memory tests terminated by
keystroke
The message indicate that a user pressed the
spacebar while memory tests were running and
stopped the memory tests.
Press the F1 key to continue
This message indicates that an error was found during
POST. Pressing the F1 key allows the system to
attempt to reboot.
Beginning memory test Press
the SPACEBAR to terminate the
memory test
A user can stop the memory tests by pressing the
spacebar.
Press the F1 key to continue, F2
to run the Setup utility
This message indicates that an error was found during
POST. Pressing the F1 key allows the system to
attempt to boot. Press F2 allows users to run the
ROM-based SETUP utility to correct configuration
information.
BEEP CODES
Beep codes are used to identify a POST error that occurs when the screen is not available.
Once the screen is operating, diagnostic messages are reported to the screen. There are
beep codes for both fatal and non-fatal system board errors.
NOTE:
No beep code is generated if a test is
aborted while in progress. However, diagnostic
cards can be installed in order to display the
contents of the diagnostic port 80h and identify
the area of failure.
Explanation of Test Terms for Beep Code Table
The following terms are used in the Test Performed column of the beep code table.
1.
Pattern test
- One or more particular patterns are written to a location then read
back from the same location. Examples of patterns used are 55h and AAh. If the
value read does not match the value written, the test is considered a failure.
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