System Error Messages; Table 3-2 System Error Messages - Silicon Graphics 330 User Manual

3: System Board

System Error Messages

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A system error message indicates a problem with the computer itself and normally
appears during the power-on self-test (POST), before the operating system prompt
appears. Table 3-2 describes corrective actions for system error messages.
Table 3-2 System Error Messages
Message Action
CMOS battery bad Replace the lithium battery or contact your
dealer.
CMOS checksum error Run Setup
CPU BIOS update code Contact your dealer.
mismatch
Diskette drive Check and connect both ends of the floppy cable.
controller error or not
installed floppy disk
controller error
Diskette drive error Check the CMOS settings in Setup
floppy drive cable connections.
Diskette drive A type Run Setup
mismatch floppy drive type.
error
Diskette drive B type Run Setup
mismatch floppy drive type.
B error
ECC facility fail SDRAM might be bad. Contact your dealer.
Equipment Modify memory configuration. Contact your
configuration error dealer.
Expansion ROM Contact your dealer.
allocation failed
Hard disk controller Run Setup
error connection.
a
.
a and the
a and select the proper floppy drive
a and select the proper floppy drive
a or check the hard disk cable
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