Post error codes and messages – NEC MH4500 User Manual
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Solving Problems 5-21
POST Error Codes and Messages
Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, BIOS displays a message on
the video display screen and causes the speaker to beep as the message appears.
The “POST Error Codes and Messages” table is a list of the error codes and
messages written at the start of each POST test.
POST Error Codes and Messages
Code
Error message
Pause on Error
0200
Failure Fixed Disk
No
0210
Stuck Key
No
0211
Keyboard error
No
0212
Keyboard Controller Failed
Yes
0213
Keyboard locked - Unlock key switch
Yes
0220
Monitor type does not match CMOS - Run SETUP
No
0230
System RAM Failed at offset
No
0231
Shadow RAM Failed at offset
No
0232
Extended RAM Failed at offset
No
0233
Memory type mix
No
0234
Memory Ecc single
No
0235
Memory Ecc multiple
No
0250
System battery is dead - Replace and run SETUP
Yes
0251
System CMOS checksum bad - Default configuration used
No
0260
System timer error
No
0270
Real time clock error
No
0271
Check date and time settings
No
0297
ECC Memory error in base (extended) memory test in Bank
xx
Yes
02B2
Incorrect Drive A type - run SETUP
No
02B3
Incorrect Drive B type - run SETUP
No
02D0
System cache error - Cache disabled
No
02F5
DMA Test Failed
Yes
02F6
Software NMI Failed
No
0401
Invalid System Configuration Data - run configuration utility
No
None
System Configuration Data Read Error
No
0403
Resource Conflict
No
0404
Resource Conflict
No