Technical data

Troubleshooting
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Message Description
Previous boot
incomplete
Default configuration used
Previous POST did
not complete
successfully
POST loads default values and offers to
run Setup. If the failure was caused by
incorrect values and they are not corrected,
the next boot will likely fail.
Real time clock error Real-time clock fails BIOS test. May require
board repair.
Shadow RAM Failed
at offset: nnnn
Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the
64k block at which the error was detected.
nnnn Shadow RAM
Passed
Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM
in kilobytes successfully tested.
System battery is
dead - Replace and
run SETUP
The CMOS clock battery indicator shows
the battery is dead. Replace the battery
and run Setup to reconfigure the system.
System BIOS
shadowed
System BIOS copied to shadow RAM.
System cache error Cache disable RAM cache failed the BIOS
test. BIOS disabled the cache.
System CMOS
checksum bad - run
SETUP
System CMOS has been corrupted or
modified incorrectly, perhaps by an
application program that changes data
stored in CMOS. Run Setup and
reconfigure the system.
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