Error Messages - HP Kayak XA 05xx Manual

HP MaxiLife Utility
The following menus are available on the HP MaxiLife utility when pressing
the menu button:
• System Info. Obtains information from the BIOS and the system's Serial
EEPROM from a previously successful boot. This information includes:
product name (HP Kayak XA) BIOS version, serial number, the number of
processors and speed, size of memory for each DIMM socket.
• Boot Steps. Shows the Power-On Self Test (POST) codes during the
system startup. The POST code is provided by the BIOS and is displayed
on the LCD panel as soon as it is available. If the system stops during the
startup, the last successful boot step POST code is displayed on the LCD.
• Diagnostics. Runs a set of diagnostics assessing the system's
components. Results of the tests OK/FAIL are displayed on the LCD one
after another when the user presses the

Error Messages

When the PC is turned on (pressing the ON/OFF button), the system
initiates the normal startup sequence. A first diagnostic (called pre-boot
diagnostics) is run to check the presence of the processor, DIMM and power
supply.
MaxiLife does not purposely 'freeze' the system if an error is detected.
However, some critical hardware errors are fatal to the system and will
prevent the system from starting (for example, 'Power', 'Board PLL' are
serious malfunctions that will prevent the CPU from working correctly).
Errors that are not so critical (for example, 'CPU Socket' for missing
processor and 'NO RAM') are also detected by the POST and will abort the
boot process after beeping. The 'RAM type' error, however, is only detected
by POST, with the same abort process.
Finally, while the PC is working, fan and temperature checks are conducted
continuously and any anomaly reported (for example, a fan error when a
cable is not connected). This type of error disappears dynamically when the
problem has been fixed (for example, the fan cable has been reconnected).
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