3-18 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics HP OmniBook XE2
Message Description
02B0 Diskette drive A error
02B1 Diskette drive B error
Drive A: or B: is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests. Check to see that the drive is
defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly.
02B2 Incorrect Drive A type - run SETUP
Type of floppy drive A: not correctly identified in Setup.
02B3 Incorrect Drive B type - run SETUP
Type of floppy drive B: not correctly identified in Setup.
02D0 System cache error - Cache disabled
RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache. On older boards, check the cache jumpers.
You may have to replace the cache. See your dealer. A disabled cache slows system
performance considerably.
02F0: CPU ID:
CPU socket number for Multi-Processor error.
02F4: EISA CMOS not writeable
ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to EISA CMOS.
02F5: DMA Test Failed
ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to extended DMA (Direct Memory Access) registers.
02F6: Software NMI Failed
ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot generate software NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt).
02F7: Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed
ServerBIOS2 test error: Fail-Safe Timer takes too long.
device
Address Conflict
Address conflict for specified device.
Allocation Error for:
device
Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device.
CD ROM Drive
CD ROM Drive identified.
Entering SETUP ...
Starting Setup program
Failing Bits:
nnnn
The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test.
Each 1 (one) in the map indicates a failed bit. See errors 230, 231, or 232 above for offset
address of the failure in System, Extended, or Shadow memory.
Fixed Disk
n
Fixed disk n (0-3) identified.
Invalid System Configuration Data
Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data.
I/O device IRQ conflict
I/O device IRQ conflict error.
PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen:
PS/2 Mouse installed.
nnnn
kB Extended RAM Passed
Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.
nnnn
Cache SRAM Passed
Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested.
nnnn
kB Shadow RAM Passed
Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.
nnnn
kB System RAM Passed
Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.
Operating system not found
Operating system cannot be located on either drive A: or drive C:. Enter Setup and see if
fixed disk and drive A: are properly identified.
Parity Check 1
nnnn
Parity error found in the system bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on
the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. Parity is a method for checking
errors in binary data. A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted.
Parity Check 2
nnnn
Parity error found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the
screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????.