Post Error Codes - Lenovo IdeaCentre A540-24ICB Hardware Maintenance Manual

POST error codes

Each time you turn on the system, it performs a series of tests that check the operation of the system and
some options. This series of tests are called the Power-On Self-Test, or POST. POST checks the following
operations:
• Some basic system-board operations
• Memory operation
• Video operation
• Whether the boot drive is working
If the POST detects a problem, an error message appears on the screen. A single problem might cause
several error messages to appear. When you correct the cause of the first error message, the other error
messages probably will not appear on the screen the next time.
Error code
0135
0211
0164
1762
1820
1962
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POST error message
CPU fan failure
System fan failure
Power fan failure
Front fan failure
Rear fan failure
Auxiliary fan failure
ODD fan failure
Keyboard not found
Memory size decreased
SATA device configuration change
has occurred
More than one external fingerprint
reader is attached. Turn off and
remove all but the reader that you set
up within your main operating
system.
No operating system found. Boot
sequence will automatically repeat.
Description/Action
This error message is displayed
when a fan fails and the system
might be overheating.
Press F10 to exit.
This error message is displayed when
no keyboard is detected.
This error message is displayed
when the memory size is
decreased.
Press F10 to exit.
This error message is displayed
when a hard disk drive change or
an optical drive change has been
made.
Press F10 to exit.
This error message is displayed
when more than one external
fingerprint reader is connected to
the computer.
Turn off and remove all but the
reader that you set up within your
main operating system.
This error occurs only after the
POST is completed.
Press any key to repeat boot
sequence.