HP omnibook xe3 Service Manual
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Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
HP OmniBook XE3
Message
Description
02F5: DMA Test Failed
BIOS test error: Cannot write to extended DMA (Direct Memory Access) registers.
02F6: Software NMI Failed
BIOS test error: Cannot generate software NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt).
02F7: Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed
BIOS test error: Fail-Safe Timer takes too long.
device
Address Conflict
Address conflict for specified device.
Allocation Error for:
device
Resolve resource conflict for the specified device.
CD ROM Drive
CD ROM Drive identified.
Entering SETUP ...
Starting BIOS 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.
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 drive A: or drive C:. Enter BIOS Setup and see if fixed
disk and drive A: are properly identified.
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.
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 ????.
screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????.
Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup, <F3> for previous
Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press <F1> to start the boot process or <F2>
to enter BIOS Setup and change the settings. Press <F3> to display the previous screen
(usually an initialization error of an Option ROM, such as an add-on card). Write down and
follow the information shown on the screen.
to enter BIOS Setup and change the settings. Press <F3> to display the previous screen
(usually an initialization error of an Option ROM, such as an add-on card). Write down and
follow the information shown on the screen.
Press <F2> to enter Setup
Optional message displayed during POST.
PS/2 Mouse:
PS/2 mouse identified.
System BIOS shadowed
System BIOS copied to shadow RAM.
UMB upper limit segment address:
nnnn
Displays the address
nnnn
of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks, indicating released
segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager.
Video BIOS shadowed
Video BIOS copied to shadow RAM.