HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 - Manual (Page 89)

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5 Power-On Self-Test and Error Messages
Error Message Summary
Error Message Summary
The POST section of the HP BIOS no longer displays numeric error codes
(such as 910B) but gives a self-explanatory, descriptive diagnosis, and a list
of suggestions for corrective action. The following table summarizes the
most significant of the problems that can be reported.
Message Explanation or Suggestions for Corrective Action
Operating system not found Check whether the disk, HDD, FDD or CD-ROM disk drive is
connected.
If it is connected, check that it is detected by POST.
Check that your boot device is enabled on the Setup Security
menu.
If the problem persists, check that the boot device contains the
operating system.
Missing operating system If you have configured HDD user parameters, check that they are
correct. Otherwise, use HDD type “Auto” parameters.
Failure fixed disk
(preceded by a 30” time-out) Check that HDD is connected.
Check that HDD is detected in POST.
Check that boot on hard disk drive is enabled in Setup.
Diskette Drive A (or B) error Check whether the diskette drive is connected. Check Setup for
the configuration.
System battery is dead You may get this message if the computer is disconnected for a
few days. When you Power-on the computer, run Setup to update
the configuration information. The message should no longer be
displayed. Should the problem persist, replace the battery.
Keyboard error Check that the keyboard is connected.
Resource Allocation Conflict -PCI
device 0079 on system board Clear CMOS.
Video Plug and Play interrupted or
failed. Re-enable in Setup and try again You may have powered your computer Off/On too quickly and the
computer turned off Video plug and play as a protection.
System CMOS checksum bad - run
Setup CMOS contents have changed between 2 power-on sessions. Run
Setup for configuration.
I/O device IRQ conflict Serial ports A and B may have been assigned the same IRQ. Assign
a different IRQ to each serial port and save the configuration.
No message, system “hangs” after
POST Check that cache memory and main memory are correctly set in
their sockets.
Other An error message may be displayed and the computer may “hang”
for 20 seconds and then beep. The POST is probably checking for a
mass storage device which it cannot find and the computer is in
Time-out Mode. After Time-out, run Setup to check the
configuration.