Error Message Summary - HP Vectra VL5 5 Technical Reference Manual

Error Message Summary

The POST section of the HP BIOS no longer displays numeric error codes
(such as 910B) but gives a self-explanatory, descriptive diagnosis, and a list
of suggestions for corrective action. The following table summarizes the
most significant of the problems that can be reported.
Message
Operating system not found
Missing operating system
Failure fixed disk
(preceded by a 30" time-out)
Diskette Drive A (or B) error
System battery is dead
Keyboard error
Resource Allocation Conflict -PCI
device 0079 on system board
Video Plug and Play interrupted or
failed. Re-enable in Setup and try again
System CMOS checksum bad - run
Setup
I/O device IRQ conflict
No message, system "hangs" after
POST
Other
5 Power-On Self-Test and Error Messages
Explanation or Suggestions for Corrective Action
Check whether the disk, HDD, FDD or CD-ROM disk drive is
connected.
If it is connected, check that it is detected by POST.
Check that your boot device is enabled on the Setup Security
menu.
If the problem persists, check that the boot device contains the
operating system.
If you have configured HDD user parameters, check that they are
correct. Otherwise, use HDD type "Auto" parameters.
Check that HDD is connected.
Check that HDD is detected in POST.
Check that boot on hard disk drive is enabled in Setup.
Check whether the diskette drive is connected. Check Setup for
the configuration.
You may get this message if the computer is disconnected for a
few days. When you Power-on the computer, run Setup to update
the configuration information. The message should no longer be
displayed. Should the problem persist, replace the battery.
Check that the keyboard is connected.
Clear CMOS.
You may have powered your computer Off/On too quickly and the
computer turned off Video plug and play as a protection.
CMOS contents have changed between 2 power-on sessions. Run
Setup for configuration.
Serial ports A and B may have been assigned the same IRQ. Assign
a different IRQ to each serial port and save the configuration.
Check that cache memory and main memory are correctly set in
their sockets.
An error message may be displayed and the computer may "hang"
for 20 seconds and then beep. The POST is probably checking for a
mass storage device which it cannot find and the computer is in
Time-out Mode. After Time-out, run Setup to check the
configuration.
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