Technical data

Troubleshooting
3–10
Digital HiNote VP 500 Service Guide
Message
Description
Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to
Setup
Displayed after any recoverable error message: Press
<F1> to start the boot process or <F2> to enter Setup
and change any settings. <F2> Press <F2> to enter
SETUP Optional message displayed during POST.
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.
System RAM Failed at offset: nnnn
System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block
at which the error was detected.
nnnn System RAM Passed
nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes
successfully tested.
System timer error
The timer test failed. Requires repair of system
board.
UMB upper limit segment address:
nnnn
Displays the address of the upper limit of Upper
Memory Blocks, indicating released segments of the
BIOS which may be reclaimed by a virtual memory
manager.
Video BIOS shadowed
Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM.