To Replace The System Board, Reverse; System Board; Post Messages - Compaq 5000 - Professional - 32 MB RAM Maintenance And Service Manual

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Removal & Replacement
TROUBLESHOOTING
Clearing CMOS
Power-On Self Test (POST)
Power-On
Self Test
(POST)
POST is a series of diagnostic tests that run automatically when the system is turned on. After the
computer is turned on, POST checks the following assemblies to ensure that the computer system is
Configuration
properly functioning:
Diagnostic error
codes
Troubleshooting
without
diagnostics
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POST also detects the type of mass storage devices installed in the computer.
If POST finds an error in the system, an error condition is indicated by an audible and/or visual
message. The table below gives explanations of the error codes and a recommended course of action.
Click a link below to find the probable cause and recommended action for a given error message.
Diskette Drive A or B Error
Extended RAM failed at
offset nnn
Failing Bits nnn
Fixed Disk 0 or 1 Failure
Fixed Disk Controller Failure
Incorrect Drive A Type
Invalid NVRAM Media Type
Error message
Diskette Drive A or
B Error
Extended RAM
failed at offset nnn
Failing Bits nnn
Fixed Disk 0 or 1
Failure
Fixed Disk
Controller Failure
Incorrect Drive A
Type
Invalid NVRAM
Media Type
Keyboard Controller
Error
Keyboard Error
Operating System
Not Found
Parity Check 1
Parity Check 2
Real Time Clock
Error
System Battery is
Dead
System BIOS
Shadowed
System Cache Error
System CMOS
Checksum Bad
System RAM Failed
at Offset, nnn
System Timer Error
UMB Upper Limit
Segment Address
nnn
Video BIOS
Shadowed
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Jumper & Switch Information
Keyboard

System board

Memory modules
Video memory
Diskette drives
Hard drive
Power supply
NOTE: An external speaker must be installed into the speaker output connector to
hear audible beeps during POST.
Drive A: or B: is present, but fails the
BIOS POST diskette tests
Extended memory not working or not
configured properly
nnn is a map of the bits at the RAM
address which failed the memory test
Hard drive is not working or not
configured properly
Hard drive is not working or not
configured properly
Type of diskette in drive A: not
correctly identified
Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) access
Keyboard, I/O keyboard controller (on
system board), or mouse error
Keyboard, I/O keyboard controller (on
system board), or mouse error
Operating system cannot be located on
either drive A: or C:
Parity error found in the system bus
Parity error found in the I/O bus
Real-time clock fails BIOS test
RTC battery is dead
System BIOS copied to Shadow RAM
RAM cache failed the BIOS test
CMOS is corrupted or modified
incorrectly
System RAM failed
DMA, timers, etc.
Displays the address nnn of the upper
limit of Upper Memory Blocks,
indicating released segments of the
BIOS
Video BIOS successfully copied to
shadow RAM
Troubleshooting
Keyboard Controller Error
Keyboard Error
Operating System Not
Found
Parity Check 1
Parity Check 2
Real Time Clock Error
System Battery is Dead

POST Messages

Probable Cause
Illustrated Parts Catalog
Specifications
System BIOS Shadowed
System Cache Error
System CMOS Checksum Bad
System RAM Failed at Offset, nnn
System Timer Error
UMB Upper Limit Segment
Address nnn
Video BIOS Shadowed
Recommended Action
1. Run Setup.
2. Replace the signal cables.
3. Replace the drive.
1. Replace the memory modules.
2. Replace the system board.
1. Run Setup.
2. Replace the system board.
1. Run Setup.
2. Replace the signal cable.
3. Replace the hard drive.
1. Run Setup.
2. Replace the system board.
1. Run Setup.
2. Replace the diskette drive.
Replace the system board.
1. Replace the keyboard.
2. Replace the mouse.
3. Replace the system board.
1. Replace the keyboard.
2. Replace the mouse.
3. Replace the system board.
Run Setup.
1. Run Setup.
2. Replace the memory modules.
3. Replace the system board.
1. Run Setup.
2. Replace the ISA board (modem).
Replace the system board.
1. Replace the RTC battery.
2. Run Setup.
Status message. No action required.
Run Setup.
Run Setup.
Replace memory modules.
Replace the system board.
Status message. No action required.
Status message. No action required.