BIOS Error Messages (continued)
Table 8.
Explanation
Error Message
Parity error in memory installed in an
Off Board Parity
expansion slot. The format is:
Error
where xxxx is the address where the
error occurred.
On Board Parity
Parity error detected in system
memory.
Error
Parity Error
Parity error in system memory at an
unknown address.
OFF BOARD PARITY
ERROR ADDR (HEX) =
(xxxx)
NMI Messages
ISA
Table 9.
ISA NMI Messages
ISA NMI Message
Explanation
Memory failed. If the memory
Memory Parity
Error at xxxxx
location can be determined, it is
displayed as xxxx. If the memory
location cannot be determined, the
message is: Memory Parity Error
An expansion card failed. If the
Error at xxxxx
address can be determined, it is
displayed as xxxxx. If the address
cannot be determined the message
is: I/O Card Parity Error ????.
DMA Bus Time-out
A device has driven the bus signal
for more than 7.8 microseconds.