Displayed Error Messages - TYAN THUNDER 2 ATX Manual

Chapter 5

Displayed Error Messages

If an error occurs after the system display has been initialized, the error
message will be displayed as follows:
ERROR Message Line 1
ERROR Message Line 2
Press <F1> to continue
and the system halts. The system does not halt if Wait for <F1> If Any
Error in Advanced Setup is Disabled.
RUN SETUP UTILITY
may also appear. Press <F1> to run WINBIOS Setup if this message
appears.
Error Message
8042 Gate-A20 Error Gate A20 on the keyboard controller (8042) is not working. Replace the 8042.
Address Line Short! Error in the address decoding circuitry.
No response from drive C:. Run the AMIDiag Hard Disk Utility. Check the C: hard
C: Drive Error
disk type in Standard Setup.
C: Drive Failure No response from hard disk drive C:. Replace the drive.
Cache Memory Bad,
Cache memory is defective. Run AMIDiag.
Do Not Enable Cache!
CH-2 Timer Error An AT system has two timers. There is an error in timer 2.
CMOS Battery State CMOS RAM is powered by a battery. The battery power is low. Replace the
Low battery.
CMOS Checksum
CMOS RAM checksum is different than the previous value. Run WINBIOS Setup.
Failure
CMOS System
The values stored in CMOS RAM have been destroyed. Run WINBIOS Setup.
Options Not Set
CMOS Display Type The video type in CMOS RAM does not match the type detected. Run WINBIOS
Mismatch Setup.
CMOS Memory Size The amount of memory found by AMIBIOS is different than the amount in CMOS
Mismatch RAM. Run WINBIOS Setup.
CMOS Time and Date
Run Standard Setup to set the date and time.
Not Set
No response from drive D:. Run the AMIDiag Hard Disk Utility. Check the hard
D: Drive Error
disk type in Standard Setup.
Explanation
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