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Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

HP OmniBook XE3

Message

Description

02F5: DMA Test Failed

BIOS test error: Cannot write to extended DMA (Direct Memory Access) registers.

02F6: Software NMI Failed

BIOS test error: Cannot generate software NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt).

02F7: Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed

BIOS test error: Fail-Safe Timer takes too long.

device Address Conflict

Address conflict for specified device.

Allocation Error for:

device

Resolve resource conflict for the specified device.

CD ROM Drive

CD ROM Drive identified.

Entering SETUP ...

Starting BIOS Setup program.

Failing Bits:

nnnn

The hex number

nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test.

Each 1 (one) in the map indicates a failed bit. See errors 230, 231, or 232 above for offset
address of the failure in System, Extended, or Shadow memory.

Fixed Disk

n

Fixed disk

n (0–3) identified.

Invalid System Configuration Data

Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data.

I/O device IRQ conflict

I/O device IRQ conflict error.

PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen:

PS/2 Mouse installed.

nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed

Where

nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

nnnn Cache SRAM Passed

Where

nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested.

nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed

Where

nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

nnnn kB System RAM Passed

Where

nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

Operating system not found

Operating system cannot be located on drive A: or drive C:. Enter BIOS Setup and see if fixed
disk and drive A: are properly identified.

Parity Check 1

nnnn

Parity error found in the system bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the
screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. Parity is a method for checking errors
in binary data. A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted.

Parity Check 2

nnnn

Parity error found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the
screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????.

Press to resume, to Setup, for previous

Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press to start the boot process or
to enter BIOS Setup and change the settings. Press to display the previous screen
(usually an initialization error of an Option ROM, such as an add-on card). Write down and
follow the information shown on the screen.

Press to enter Setup

Optional message displayed during POST.

PS/2 Mouse:

PS/2 mouse identified.

System BIOS shadowed

System BIOS copied to shadow RAM.

UMB upper limit segment address:

nnnn

Displays the address

nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks, indicating released

segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager.

Video BIOS shadowed

Video BIOS copied to shadow RAM.