Insyde MobilePro BIOS POST Beep Code and POST Messages. Acer 3210, 3230, 2400, 3220

Insyde MobilePro BIOS POST Beep Code and POST Messages

The POST error message index lists the error message and their possible causes. The most likely cause is listed first.

NOTE: Perform the FRU replacement or actions in the sequence shown in FRU/Action column, if the FRU replacement does not solve the problem, put the original part back in the computer. Do not replace a non-defective FRU.

This index can also help you determine the next possible FRU to be replaced when servicing a computer.

If the symptom is not listed, see “Undetermined Problems” on page 72.

The following lists the error messages that the BIOS displays on the screen and the error symptoms classified by function.

NOTE: Most of the error messages occur during POST. Some of them display information about a hardware device, e.g., the amount of memory installed. Others may indicate a problem with a device, such as the way it has been configured.

NOTE: If the system fails after you make changes in the BIOS Setup Utility menus, reset the computer, enter

Setup and install Setup defaults or correct the error.

Beep Code short, short, short; short, short, long short, short, short; short, long, short short, short, short; short, long, long short, short, short; long, short, short short, short, short; long, short, long short, short, short; long, long short short, short, short; long, long, long

Message

“FAULTY DMA PAGE REGISTERS”

“FAULTY REFRESH CIRCUIT”

“ROM CHECKSUM INCORRECT”

“CMOS RAM TEST FAILED”

“DMA CONTROLLER FAULTY”

“INTERRUPT CONTROLLER

FAILED”

N/A short, short, long; short, short, short short, short, long; short, short, long

N/A

N/A

N/A

“KEYBOARD CONTROLLER

FAILURE”

N/A “KEYBOARD FAILURE”

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Description

DMA page registers do not function properly.

RAM refresh circuit does not function properly.

BIOS ROM checksum failed.

CMOS RAM test failed.

DMA controller does not work properly.

The interrupt controller does not work properly.

Keyboard controller failed to respond with the self-test command.

No video device found.

No RAM installed.

“CMOS FAILURE - RUN SCU”

“CMOS CHECKSUM INVALID - RUN

SCU”

“RAM ERROR AT LOCATION xxxxxx:

WROTE: xxxx

READ: xxxx”

“PARITY ERROR AT UNKNOWN

LOCATION”

“PARITY ERROR AT LOCATION

XXXXXX”

Keyboard controller failed during system inquiry about connected devices.

The keyboard fails to respond or no keyboard is connected.

CMOS data error, probably due to battery power loss.

CMOS checksum error.

The RAM failed during memory test at the indicated location.

Parity error during memory test at unknown location.

Parity error during memory test at the indicated location.

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N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Beep Code Message

“NO INTERRUPTS FROM TIMER 0”

Description

Timer 0 of the clock timer controller does not generate system interrupts correctly.

“UNEXPECTED AMOUNT OF

MEMORY - RUN SCU”

The system memory size does not match with the CMOS record.

“CLOCK NOT TICKING CORRECTLY” The system clock does not working correctly.

“TIME/DATA CORRUPT - RUN SCU” The time/date information in CMOS is invalid.

“MACHINE IS LOCKED - TURN KEY” The keyboard operation is locked.

“BOOT SECTOR 0 HAS CHANGED” The boot sector of the hard disk has been changed, probably because of a virus attack.

Suspend-to-Disk partition MISSING!” No Suspend-to-Disk partition found.

“Hard Disk ERROR!” Access to the Suspend-to-Disk partition failed.

No Suspend-to-Disk partition signature found.

“Suspend-to-Disk partition signature

NOT FOUND!”

“Suspend-to-Disk partition size TOO

SMALL!”

“MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED --

REBOOTING”

The capacity of the Suspend-to-Disk partition is not enough.

The memory size has changed after previous

Suspend-to-Disk operation.

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