Error Codes and Beep Codes
This page gives an overview on hexadecimal and beep error codes generated by the BIOS or UEFI.
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Beep Error Codes (IBM)
| Beep signal | Additional indicators | Possible meanings |
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| continuous beeps | blank image on display panel |
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| 0 beeps | cooling fan spins up power-on LED status indicator is lit green or amber |
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| 1 beep | unreadable, garbled, blank or blinking images on the display panel |
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| 1 beep | "Unable to access boot source" is displayed on the display panel |
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| 1 long beep and 2 short beeps | blank image on display panel |
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| 1 long beep and 4 short beeps | blank image on display panel |
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| 1 beep for every second passed | blank image on display panel |
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| 2 short beeps | any hexadecimal error code displayed on the display panel |
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| 2 short beeps | blank image on display panel |
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Beep Error Codes (Phoenix)
| Beep signal | Additional indicators | Possible meanings |
|---|---|---|
| continuous beep | blank image on display panel |
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| 0 beeps | cooling fan spins up power-on LED status indicator is lit green or amber |
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| 1 beep | unreadable, garbled, blank or blinking images on the display panel |
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| 1 beep | "Unable to access boot source" is displayed on the display panel |
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| 1 long beep and 2 short beeps | blank image on display panel |
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| 1 beep, 3 short beeps, 3 short beeps, and 1 beep |
blank image on display panel |
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| 3 short beeps, 3 short beeps, and 1 beep |
blank image on display panel |
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| 1 long beep and 4 short beeps | blank image on display panel |
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| 1 beep for every second passed | blank image on display panel |
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| 2 short beeps | any hexadecimal error code displayed on the display panel |
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| 2 short beeps | blank image on display panel |
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| 4 short beeps, 4 short beeps 4 short beeps, and 4 short beeps |
blank image on display panel |
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| 5 short beeps | blank image on display panel |
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Beep Error Codes (AMI)
| Beep signal | Additional indicators | Possible meanings |
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| 0 beeps | cooling fan spins up power-on LED status indicator is lit green or amber |
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| 1 beep | unreadable, garbled, blank or blinking images on the display panel |
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| 1 long beep and 2 short beeps | blank image on display panel |
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| 1 beep, 3 short beeps, 3 short beeps, and 1 beep |
blank image on display panel |
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| 3 short beeps, 3 short beeps, and 1 beep |
blank image on display panel |
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| 2 short beeps | any hexadecimal error code displayed on the display panel |
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| 2 short beeps | blank image on display panel |
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| 5 short beeps | blank image on display panel |
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Hexadecimal Error Codes (IBM)
| Error code | Error description | Possible meanings |
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| 00101 | Interrupt failure. |
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| 00102 | Timer failure. |
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| 00103 | Timer interrupt failure. |
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| 00104 | Protected mode failure. |
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| 00105 | Last 8042 command not accepted. |
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| 00107 | NMI test failure. |
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| 00108 | Timer bus test failure |
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| 00109 | Low meg-chip select test. |
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| 00110 | System board parity. |
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| 00111 | I/O parity. |
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| 00158 | No hard disk password has been set even though the supervisor password is set. |
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| 00159 | The hard disk password is not set the same as the supervisor password. |
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| 00161 | Dead battery. |
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| 00163 | Time and date were not set. |
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| 00173 | Configuration data was lost. |
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| 00174 | N/A |
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| 00175 | EEPROM CRC #1 error. |
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| 00177 | Supervisor password check sum error. |
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| 00178 | EEPROM is not functional. |
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| 00183 | Incorrect password entered at the supervisor password prompt. |
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| 00184 | Power-on password check sum error. |
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| 00185 | The startup sequence is not valid. Suspect that power was off when the startup sequence was being updated. |
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| 00188 | BAD EEPROM CRC #1. An incorrect checksum of the EEPROM is received. |
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| 00189 | BAD EEPROM CRC #1. An incorrect checksum of the EEPROM is received. |
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| 00190 | A depleted battery pack was installed while the power was on. |
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| 00192 | Fan error. |
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| 00193 | RF Antenna has been removed. |
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| 00194 | The computer is carried through the portal gate. |
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| 00195 | The configuration read from the hibernation area does not match the actual configuration. |
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| 00196 | A read error occurred in the hibernation area of the hard disk drive. |
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| 00201 | Memory data error. |
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| 00202 | Memory line error 00–15. |
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| 00203 | Memory line error 16–23. |
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| 00205 | Memory test failure on on-board memory. |
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| 00221 | ROM to RAM remap error. |
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| 00225 | Unsupported memory module. |
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| 00301 | Keyboard error. |
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| 00303 | Keyboard error. |
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| 00304 | Keyboard error. |
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| 00305 | Keyboard error. |
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| 00601 | Diskette drive or controller error. |
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| 00602 | Diskette read error. |
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| 00604 | Unacceptable ID was read from the diskette drive. |
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| 01101 | Serial_A test failure. |
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| 01201 | Serial_B test failure. |
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| 01701 | Hard disk controller failure. |
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| 01780 | Hard disk 0 error. |
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| 01781 | Hard disk 1 error. |
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| 01790 | Hard disk 0 error. |
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| 01791 | Hard disk 1 error. |
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| 02401 | System board video error. |
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| 02402 | N/A |
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| 08081 | PC Card presence test failure. PC Card revision number also checked. |
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| 08082 | PC Card register test failure. |
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| 08601 | System bus error–8042 mouse interface. |
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| 08602 | External mouse error. |
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| 08603 | System bus error or mouse error. |
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| 08611 | System bus error–I/F between 8042 and IPDC. |
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| 08612 | TrackPoint error. |
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| 08613 | System board or TrackPoint error. |
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| 191xx | PM initialization error. |
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| 199xx | Resume error. |
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| I9990301 | Hard disk error. |
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| I9990302 | Invalid hard disk boot record. |
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| I9990303 | Bank–2 flash ROM check sum error. |
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| I9990305 | No bootable device. |
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Hexadecimal Error Codes (Phoenix)
| Error code | Error description | Possible meanings |
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| N/A | Device address conflict. |
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| N/A | Allocation error for device. |
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| N/A | Failing bits: xxxx. |
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| N/A | Invalid system configuration data. |
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| N/A | I/O device IRQ conflict. |
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| N/A | Hibernation error. |
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| N/A | Fan error. |
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| N/A | Thermal sensing error. |
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| N/A | Cannot boot from any device. |
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| N/A | The battery installed is not supported by this system and will not charge. Please replace the battery with the correct Lenovo battery for this system. Press the ESC key to continue. |
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| N/A | This system does not support batteries that are not genuine Lenovo-made or authorized. The system will continue to boot, but may not charge unauthorized batteries. |
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| 0001 | Reset error (platform reset not de-asserted) |
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| 0002 | Internal bus error |
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| 0175 | Bad CRC1, stop POST task. The EEPROM checksum is not correct. |
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| 0176 | System Security. The system has been tampered with. |
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| 0177 | Bad SVP data, stop POST task. |
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| 0182 | Bad CRC2. Enter BIOS Setup and load Setup Defaults. |
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| 0183 | Bad CRC of Security Settings in EFI Variable. Enter the ThinkPad Setup program. The checksum of the Security settings in the EFI Variable is not correct. |
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| 0185 | Bad startup sequence settings. Enter BIOS Setup and load setup defaults. |
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| 0187 | EAIA data access error. The access to EEPROM has failed. |
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| 0188 | Invalid RFID serialization information area or bad CRC2. The EEPROM checksum is not correct. |
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| 0189 | Invalid RFID configuration information area. The EEPROM checksum is not correct. |
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| 0190 | Critical low battery error. |
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| 0191 | System Security. Invalid Remote Change requested. |
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| 0192 | System Security. Embedded Security hardware tamper detected. |
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| 0195 | Security hardware tamper detected |
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| 0196 | Security hardware removed |
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| 0197 | Invalid Remote change requested |
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| 0199 | System Security. Security password retry count exceeded. |
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| 01C8 | More than one modem devices are found. Remove one of them. Press ESC to continue. |
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| 01C9 | More than one Ethernet devices are found. Remove one of them. Press the Esc key to continue. |
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| 01CA | More than one Wireless LAN devices are found. Remove one of them. |
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| 0200 | Hard drive error. The hard drive is not working. |
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| 0210 | Stuck Key xx |
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| 0220 | Monitor type error. Monitor type does not match the one specified in CMOS. |
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| 0230 | Shadow RAM error. The shadow RAM failure at offset xxxx. |
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| 0231 | System RAM error. System RAM failure at offset xxxx. |
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| 0232 | Extended RAM error. Extended RAM failure at offset xxxx. |
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| 0250 | System battery error. System battery is dead. |
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| 0251 | System CMOS checksum bad. Default configuration used. |
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| 0252 | Password checksum bad. The password is cleared. |
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| 0260 | System timer error |
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| 0270 | Real time clock error |
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| 0271 | Date and time error. Neither the date nor the time is set in the computer. |
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| 0280 | Previous boot incomplete. Default configuration used. |
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| 0281 | General embedded controller error. |
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| 0282 | Memory module error |
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| 0283 | PCI resource error |
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| 0284 | TCG-compliant functionality-related error (might be the BIOS code validation failure) |
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| 0285 | 0285: TCG-compliant functionality-related error (might be the TPM initialization failure) |
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| 0286 | Integrated graphics error |
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| 0287 | Discrete graphics error |
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| 0288 | Computer display error |
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| 02B2 | Incorrect drive A type |
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| 02D0 | System cache error |
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| 02F0 | CPU ID:xx Failed |
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| 02F4 | EISA CMOS not writable |
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| 02F5 | DIMM test failure |
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| 02F6 | Software NMI failure |
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| 02F7 | Fail-safe timer NMI failure |
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| 1801 | Attached docking station is not supported |
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| 1802 | Unauthorized network card is plugged in. Power off and remove the Mini PCI network card. |
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| 1803 | Unauthorized daughter card is plugged in. Power off and remove the daughter card. |
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| 1804 | Unauthorized WAN card is plugged in. Power off and remove the WAN card. |
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| 1805 | Unauthorized Wireless USB card is plugged in—Power off and remove the Wireless USB card. |
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| 1810 | Hard drive partition layout error |
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| 1820 | More than one external fingerprint reader is attached. Power off and remove all but the reader that you set up within your main operating system. |
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| 1830 | Invalid memory configuration - Power off and install a memory module to Slot-0 or the lower slot. |
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| 2000 | Hard Drive Active Protection sensor diagnostics failed. Press ESC to continue. Press F1 to enter SETUP. |
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| 2010 | Warning: Your internal hard drive (HD) may not function correctly on this system. Ensure that your HD is supported on this system and that the latest HD firmware is installed. |
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| 2100 | Initialization error on HDD0 (Main hard drive) |
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| 2101 | Detection error on Main HDD (HDD0) |
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| 2102 | Initialization error on HDD1 (Ultrabay hard drive) |
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| 2110 | Read error on HDD0 (Main hard drive) |
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| 2111 | Read error on M.2 Main Slot (HDD0) |
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| 2112 | Read error on HDD1 (Ultrabay hard drive) |
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| 2200 | Machine Type and Serial Number are invalid. |
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| 2201 | Machine UUID is invalid |
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| 2202 | Brand Name is invalid. |
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| 2203 | System configuration is invalid. |
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| 2204 | System configuration data is invalid. |
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Hexadecimal Error Codes (AMI)
| Error code | Error description | Possible meanings |
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| N/A | Device address conflict. |
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| N/A | Allocation error for device. |
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| N/A | Failing bits: xxxx. |
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| N/A | Invalid system configuration data. |
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| N/A | I/O device IRQ conflict. |
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| N/A | Hibernation error. |
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| N/A | Cannot boot from any device. |
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| 1802 | Unauthorized network card is plugged in - Power off and remove the miniPCI network card. |
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| 1804 | Unauthorized WAN card is plugged in - Power off and remove the WAN card. |
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| 1805 | Unauthorized Wireless USB card is plugged in - Power off and remove the Wireless USB card. |
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| 1810 | Fan Error. |
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| 1811 | Thermal sensing error. |
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| 7001 | (HDCP) Memory is not enough for HDCP Key Provisioning! |
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| 7002 | (HDCP) Failed to check the key set Family-EKS! |
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| 7003 | (HDCP) Chip-Unique-EKS re-encryption failed! |
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| 7004 | (HDCP) Failed to check the key set Chip-Unique-EKS! |
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| 7005 | (HDCP) Cipher Initialization with Chip-Unique-EKS failed! |
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| 8100 | Gate20 Error |
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| 8101 | Multi-Bit ECC Error |
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| 8102 | Parity Error |
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| 8103 | RAM R/W test failed |
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| 8104 | CMOS Memory Size Wrong |
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| 8200 | Boot Failure ... |
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| 8201 | Invalid Boot Diskette |
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| 8202 | Drive Not Ready |
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| 8203 | A: Drive Error |
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| 8204 | B: Drive Error |
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| 8205 | Insert BOOT diskette in A: |
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| 8206 | Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device |
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| 8207 | NO ROM BASIC |
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| 8318 | S.M.A.R.T. Capable but Command Failed |
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| 8319 | S.M.A.R.T. Command Failed |
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| 831A | S.M.A.R.T. Status BAD, Backup and Replace |
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| 831B | S.M.A.R.T. Capable and Status BAD |
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| 8400 | BootSector Write !! |
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| 8401 | VIRUS: Continue (Y/N)? |
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| 8500 | DMA-1 Error |
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| 8501 | DMA-2 Error |
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| 8502 | DMA Controller Error |
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| 8503 | Checking NVRAM..Update Failed |
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| 8504 | Microcode Error |
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| 8505 | NVRAM Checksum Bad, NVRAM Cleared |
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| 8506 | Resource Conflict |
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| 8507 | NVRAM Ignored |
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| 8508 | NVRAM Bad |
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| 8509 | Static Resource Conflict |
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| 850A | PCI I/O conflict |
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| 850B | PCI ROM conflict |
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| 850C | PCI IRQ conflict |
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| 850D | PCI IRQ routing table error |
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| 850E | Timer Error |
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| 850F | Refresh timer test failed |
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| 8510 | Interrupt Controller-1 error |
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| 8511 | Interrupt Controller-2 error |
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| 8600 | CMOS Date/Time Not Set |
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| 8601 | CMOS Battery Low |
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| 8602 | CMOS Settings Wrong |
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| 8603 | CMOS Checksum Bad |
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| 8700 | KBC BAT Test failed |
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| 8701 | Keyboard Error |
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| 8702 | PS2 Keyboard not found |
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| 8703 | PS2 Mouse not found |
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| 8704 | Keyboard/Interface Error |
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| 8705 | Unlock keyboard |
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| 8706 | System Halted |
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| 8707 | [INS] Pressed |
...which would result in the BIOS settings being reset to factory defaults |
| 8708 | Password check failed |
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| 870A | Unknown BIOS error. Error code = 004Bh |
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| 870B | Floppy Controller Failure |
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| 8800 | Warning! Unsupported USB device found and disabled! |
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| 8801 | Warning! Port 60h/64h emulation is not supported by this USB Host Controller! |
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| 8802 | Warning! EHCI controller disabled. It requires 64bit data support in the BIOS. |
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| 8900 | Not enough space in Runtime area!! SMBIOS data will not be available |
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| 8A00 | Warning! This system board does not support the power requirements of the installed processor. The processor will be run at a reduced frequency, which will impact system performance |
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| 8B00 | Insufficient Runtime space for MPS data! System may operate in PIC or Non-MPS mode. |
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