Post Messages; Post/Boot Codes - Digital Equipment 3100R Series Service Maintenance Manual

Troubleshooting

POST Messages

The following table lists the messages, both normal and error, that will display on the
server's monitor during POST and any beeps that might sound when an error occurs.

POST/Boot Codes

POST Code Descriptions
BIOS ROM checksum
Test 8742 keyboard controller
Auto size DRAM
RAM failure on address line(s)
RAM failure on data line(s)
RAM failure on data bits xxxx of high byte of memory
bus
Shadow system ROM
Unexpected interrupts test
Shadow miscellaneous ROMs
Test refresh 512K to 640K DRAM
Extended memory test
Set cache registers
Cache configuration
Real-time clock test
Keyboard test
Initial hardware interrupt
Co-processor test
Serial ports test
Parallel ports test
(1)
Count down codes are displayed on the server's monitor.
4-12
Count Down Code(1)
230
220
210
200
190
180
170
160
150
140
130
120
Beep Codes
1-2-2-3
1-3-1-3
1-3-3-1
1-3-4-1
1-3-4-3
1-4-1-1
1-4-3-1
2-2-3-1
1-4-2-1
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