Warning Messages - Compaq ARMADA 6500 SM Service Manual

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Warning Messages

The following is an alphabetic list of error and status messages which the Phoenix
BIOS can generate and an explanation of each message. Many of the messages below
refer to the built-in Setup program.
Message
nnnn Cache SRAM Passed
Diskette drive A error
Entering SETUP
Extended RAM
Failed at offset: nnnn
nnnn Extended RAM Passed
Failing Bits: nnnn
Fixed Disk 0 Failure or Fixed
Disk 1 Failure or Fixed Disk
Controller Failure
Incorrect Drive A type run
SETUP
Invalid NVRAM media type
Keyboard controller error
Keyboard error
Keyboard error nn
Keyboard locked
Unlock key switch
Monitor type does not match
CMOS
3-14 Troubleshooting
Description
nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested.
Drive A: is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests. Make sure the drive
is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and the diskette drive is
attached properly.
Starting Setup program.
Extended memory not working or not configured properly.
nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.
The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address (in System,
Extended, or Shadow memory) which failed the memory test. Each 1 (one) in
the map indicates a failed bit.
Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly. Check to see if fixed disk
is attached properly. Run Setup to ensure the fixed disk type is correctly
identified.
Type of diskette drive A: not correctly identified in SETUP.
Problem with NVRAM access.
The keyboard controller failed test. Replace keyboard or controller.
Keyboard not working.
BIOS discovered a stuck key and displays the scan code for the stuck key.
Unlock the system to proceed.
Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup.
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