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Error codes and test points – Gateway 7450R User Manual

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Error codes and test points

This section lists test points and beep codes that you may encounter. These
codes often indicate procedural errors such as an incorrect keystroke or a
write-protected diskette. Some messages, however, may indicate a problem
that requires you to consult the troubleshooting section of this manual.

The surge protector or
UPS is damaged

Disconnect the monitor power cable, then connect it directly
to the power source.

The monitor is too close
to a source of electrical
interference

Move the monitor away from sources of electrical
interference, such as televisions, unshielded speakers,
microwave ovens, fluorescent lights, and metal beams or
shelves.

The monitor needs to be
degaussed

Turn off the server and monitor and leave them off for at least
a half hour, then restart the system.

Test
Point

Beep
Code

POST Routine Description

02h

Verify real mode

03h

Disable non-maskable interrupt (NMI)

04h

Get processor type

06h

Initialize system hardware

07h

Disable shadow and execute code from ROM

08h

Initialize chipset with initial POST values

09h

Set IN POST flag

0Ah

Initialize processor registers

0Bh

Enable processor cache

0Ch

Initialize caches to initial POST values

0Eh

Initialize I/O components

0Fh

Initialize the local bus IDE

10h

Initialize power management

11h

Load alternate registers with initial POST values

* If the BIOS detects error 2C or 2E, it displays an additional word-bitmap (xxxx) indicating
the address line or bits that failed. For example, “2C 0002” means address line 1 (bit one
set) has failed. “2E 1020” means data bits 12 and 5 (bits 12 and 5 set) have failed in the
lower 16 bits.

Probable cause

Solution

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