D865GSA Datasheet, PDF (85/94 Pages) Intel Corporation – Technical Product Specification

4 Error Messages and Beep Codes
What This Chapter Contains
4.1 BIOS Error Messages ..................................................................................85
4.2 Port 80h POST Codes ..................................................................................86
4.3 Bus Initialization Checkpoints .......................................................................91
4.4 Speaker ...................................................................................................92
4.5 BIOS Beep Codes .......................................................................................92
4.1 BIOS Error Messages
Table 46 lists the error messages and provides a brief description of each.
Table 46. BIOS Error Messages
Error Message
Explanation
GA20 Error
An error occurred with Gate A20 when switching to protected
mode during the memory test.
Pri Master HDD Error
Pri Slave HDD Error
Sec Master HDD Error
Sec Slave HDD Error
Could not read sector from corresponding drive.
Pri Master Drive - ATAPI Incompatible Corresponding drive in not an ATAPI device. Run Setup to make
Pri Slave Drive - ATAPI Incompatible Sec sure device is selected correctly.
Master Drive - ATAPI Incompatible Sec
Slave Drive - ATAPI Incompatible
A: Drive Error
No response from diskette drive.
Cache Memory Bad
An error occurred when testing L2 cache. Cache memory may be
bad.
CMOS Battery Low
The battery may be losing power. Replace the battery soon.
CMOS Display Type Wrong
CMOS Checksum Bad
The display type is different than what has been stored in CMOS.
Check Setup to make sure type is correct.
The CMOS checksum is incorrect. CMOS memory may have been
corrupted. Run Setup to reset values.
CMOS Settings Wrong
CMOS Date/Time Not Set
CMOS values are not the same as the last boot. These values
have either been corrupted or the battery has failed.
The time and/or date values stored in CMOS are invalid. Run
Setup to set correct values.
DMA Error
Error during read/write test of DMA controller.
FDC Failure
Error occurred trying to access diskette drive controller.
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