PC And PS2 POST Error Codes
01x Undetermined problem 02x Power supply 1xx System board 101 System board; Interrupt failure 102 System board; Timer failure 103 System board; Timer interrupt failure 104 System board; protected mode failure 105 System board; last 8042 command not accepted 106 System board; Converting logic test 107 System board; Hot non-maskable interrupt test 108 System board; Timer bus test 109 System board; Memory select error 110 PS2 system board; Parity check error 111 PS2 memory adapter 112 PS2 MicroChannel arbitration 113 PS2 MicroChannel arbitration 114 PS2 External ROM checksum error 115 Cache parity error, ROM checksum, or DMA error 116 System board port read/write failure 118 System board parity or L2-cache error during previous power-on 119 "E" Step level 82077 (floppy controller) and 2.88M drive installed (not supported) 120 Microprocessor self test error 121 256K ROM checksum error (second 128Kb bank) 121 Unexpected hardware interrupts 131 PC system board cassette port wrap test failed 131 DMA compatibility registers error 132 DMA extended registers error 133 DMA verify logic error 134 DMA arbitration logic error 151 Battery or CMOS RAM failure 152 Real-time clock or CMOS RAM failure 160 PS2 system board ID not recognized 161 System options not set; dead battery 162 System options not set; CMOS checksum/configuration error 163 Time and Date not set; clock not updating 164 Memory Size error; CMOS setting does not match RAM 165 PS2 system options not set 166 PS2 MicroChannel adapter time-out error 167 PS2 system clock not updating 168 CMOS configuration error (math co-processor) 169 System board and processor card configuration mismatch 170 ASCII setup conflict error 170 PC Convertible;LCD not in use when suspended 171 Rolling-bit-test failure on CMOS shutdown address byte 171 PC Convertible; base 128K checksum failure 172 Rolling-bit-test failure on NVRAM diagnostic byte 172 PC Convertible;diskette active when suspended 173 Bad CMOS/NVRAM checksum 173 PC Convertible;real-time clock RAM verification error 174 Bad configuration 174 PC Convertible;LCD configuration change 175 Bad EEPROM CRC #1 175 PC Convertible;LCD alternate mode failed 176 Tamper evident 177 Bad priviledged-access-password CRC 177 Bad EEPROM 178 Bad EEPROM 179 NVRAM error log full 180x Sub address data error, x is the slot number of the error 181 Unsupported configuration 182 Priviledged-access switch (jmp 2) is not in the write-enable position 183 PAP is needed to boot from the ssytem programs 183 PAP is required 184 Bad power on password checksum - erase it 184 Bad power on password 185 Bad startup sequence 186 Password-protection hardware error 187 Serial number error 188 Bad EEPROM checksum CRC #2 189 Excessive incorrect password attempts 191 82385 cache controller failure 194 System board memory error 199 INSTALLED DEVICES list 2xx Memory 201 Memory (address indicated in hex) 202 Memory address (address lines 00-15) 203 Memory address (address lines 16-13) 204 Memory remapped due to error (run diagnostics) 205 Base 128K memory error; memory remapped 207 ROM failure 210 System board memory parity error 211 PS2 memeory;base 64K on system board failed 212 Watchdog time-out error; reported by NMI interrupt handler 213 DMA bus arbitration time-out;reported by NMI interrupt handler 215 PS2 motherboard memory failure 216 PS2 motherboard memory failure 221 PS2 memory;ROM to RAM copy failed (ROM shadowing) 225 PS2 memory;wrong speed memory on ssytem board (unsupported SIMM) 230 Overlapping adapter and planar memory (Family 1) 231 Non-contiguous adapter memory installed (Family 1) 231 2/4-16 MB Enhanced 386 memory adapter;failure of memory module 1 235 Stuck data line on memory module, microprocessor, or system board 241 2/4-16MB Enhanced 386 memeory adapter;failure of memory module 2 251 2/4-16MB Enhanced 386 memory adapter;failure of memory module 3 3xx Keyboard 301 Keyboard not responding or a stuck key. (If stuck, hex scan code for the key will show) 302 System unit keylock locked 303 Keyboard or system unit error 304 Keyboard clock high; keyboard or system unit error 305 PS2 keyboard fuse (located on system board);keyboard +5V DC error 306 Unsupported keyboard attached 341 Keyboard error 4xx Monochrome display adapter 4xx PS2 system board parrallel port 401 PS2 System board parrallel port 401 Monochrome memory, horizontal sync frequency, or video test 408 User indicated display attributes 416 User indicated character set 424 User indicated 80X25 mode 432 Parrallel port; monochrome display adapter 5xx Color Graphics adapter (CGA) 501 CGA memory test, horizontal sync frequency, or video test 503 CGA adapter controller failed 508 User indicated display attribute 516 User indicated character set 524 User indicated 80X25 mode 532 User indicated 40X25 mode failure 540 User indicated 320X200 graphics mode 548 User indicated 640X200 graphics mode 556 User indicated light pen failed 564 User indicated paging test failure 6xx Floppy drive/adapter 601 Floppy drive/adapter 602 Drive test: disk boot record 603 Diskette size error 604 Non-media sense 605 Diskette drive locked 606 Disk chainline function; drive error 607 Disk is write protected; drive error 608 Bad command; drive error 610 Disk initialiization; track 0 bad 611 Time-out; drive error 612 Bad controller chip 613 Bad direct memory access; drive error 614 Bad direct memory access; boundary overrun 615 Bad index timing; drive error 616 Drive speed 621 Bad seek; drive error 622 Bad cyclic redundancy check (CRC); drive error 623 Record not found; drive error 624 Bad address mark; drive error 625 Bad controller chip; seek error 626 Disk data compare error 627 Diskette change error 628 Diskette removed 630 Index stuck high;drive A 631 Index stuck low ; drive A 632 Track 0 stuck off ;drive A 633 Track 0 stuck on;drive A 640 Index stuck high; drive B 641 Index stuck low ;drive B 642 Track 0 stuck off ; drive B 643 Track 0 stuck on; drive B 645 No index pulse 646 Drive track 0 detection failed 647 No transitions on read data line 648 Format test failed 649 Incorrect media type 650 Drive speed error 651 Format failure 652 Verify failure 653 Read failure 654 Write failure 655 Controller error 656 Drive failure 657 Write protect stuck protected 658 Changeline stuck changed 659 Write protect stuck unprotected 660 Changeline stuck unchanged 7xx 8087, 80287, 80397 math coprocessor 701 Math copprocessor presence/initialization error 702 Exception errors test failure 703 Rounding test failure 704 Arithmetic test 1 failure 705 Arithmetic test 2 failure 706 Arithmetic test 3 (80387 only) failure 707 Combination test failure 708 Integer load/store test failure 709 Equivalent expressions errors 710 Exception (interrupt) errors 711 Save state (FSAVE) errors 712 Protected mode test failure 713 Special test (voltage/temperature sensitivity) failure 9xx Parallel printer adapter 901 Alternate parrallel printer adapter test error 902 Printer adapter data register latch error 903 Printer adapter register address decode error 904 Printer adapter address decode error 910 Status line(s) wrap connector error 911 Status line bit 8 wrap error 912 Status line bit 7 wrap error 913 Status line bit 6 wrap error 914 Status line bit 5 wrap error 915 Status line bit 4 wrap error 916 Printer adapter interrupt wrap error 917 Unexpected printer adapter error 92X Feature register error 10xx Alternate parrallel printer adapter error 1001 Alternate parrallel printer test error 1002 Printer adapter control register latch error 1003 Printer adapter register address decode error 1004 Printer adapter address decode error 1010 Status line wrap connector error 1011 Status line bit 8 wrap error 1012 Status line bit 7 wrap error 1013 Status line bit 6 wrap error 1014 Status line bit 5 wrap error 1015 Status line bit 4 wrap error 1016 Printer adapter interrupt wrap error 1017 Unexpected printer adapter interrupt 102x Feature register error
11xx Asynchronous communications adapter 11xx PS2 System board async port 1101 Asynchronous communications adapter test failure 1102 PS2 system board async port or serial device 1102 PC Convertible internal modem test failure 1103 Port 102h register test failure 1103 PC Convertible internal modem dial tone test 1 failure 1104 PC Convertible internal modem dial tone test 2 failure 1106 PS2 system board async port or serial device 1107 PS2 system board async port or serial cable (option can not be put to sleep) 1108 PS2 system board async port or serial device (IRQ 3) 1109 PS2 system board async port or serial device (IRQ 4) 1110 16450/16550 register error 1111 Internal wrap test of 16450/16550 chip modem control line failure 1112 PS2 system board async port (External wrap test) 1113 16450/16550 chip transmit error 1114 16450/16550 chip receive error 1115 16450/16550 chip receive error (data not equal to transmit data) 1116 16450/16550 chip interrupt function error 1117 16450/16550 chip baud rate test failure 1118 PS2 system board async port (External data wrap test failure) 1119 PS2 system board async port (FIFO buffer failure) 1120 Interrupt enable register error (all bits can not be set) 1121 Interrupt enable register error (all bits can not be reset) 1122 Interrrupt pending (stuck on) 1123 Interrupt ID register (stuck on) 1124 Modem control register error (all bits can not be set) 1125 Modem control register error (all bits can not be reset) 1126 Modem status register error (all bits can not be set) 1127 Modem stats register error (all bits can not be reset) 1128 Interrupt ID error 1129 Cannot force overrun error 1130 No modem status interrupt 1131 Invalid interrupt pending 1132 No data ready 1133 No data available interrupt 1134 No transmit holding interrupt 1135 No interrupts 1136 No received sine status interrupt 1137 No receive data available 1138 Transmit holding register not empty 1139 No modem status interrupt 1140 Transmit holding register not empty 1141 No interrupts 1142 No interrupt 4 1143 No interrupt 3 1144 No data transferred 1145 Maximum baud rate error 1146 Minimum baud rate error 1148 Time-out error 1149 Invalid data returned 1150 Modem status register error 1151 No data set ready and delta data set ready 1152 No data set ready 1153 No delta data set ready 1154 Modem status register no clear 1155 No clear to send and delta clear to send 1156 No clear to send 1157 No delta clear to send 12xx PS2 dual async adapter 1201 Alternate asynchronous communications adapter 1202 PS2 system board async port or serial device 1206 PS2 system board async port or serial device 1207 PS2 system board async port or serial cable 1209 PS2 system board async port or serial device 1212 PS2 system board async port or system board 1218 PS2 system board async port or system board 1219 PS2 system board async port or system board 1227 PS2 system board async port or system board 1233 PS2 system board async port or system board 1234 PS2 system board async port or system board 13xx Game control adapter 1301 Game control adapter test failure 1302 Joy-stick test failure 14xx Matrix printer 15xx Synchronouse data link control (SDLC) communications adapter 1510 8255 port B failure 1511 8255 port A failure 1512 8255 port C failure 1513 8253 timer 1 did not reach terminal count 1514 8253 timer 1 stuck on 1515 8253 timer 0 did not reach terminal count 1516 8253 timer 0 stuck on 1517 8253 timer 2 did not reach terminal count 1518 8253 timer 2 stuck on 1519 8253 port B 1520 8253 port A 1521 8273 command/read time-out 1522 Interrupt level 4 failure 1523 Ring indicate stuck on 1524 Receive clock stuck on 1525 Transmit clock stuck on 1526 Test indicate stuck on 1527 Ring indicate not on 1528 Receive clock not on 1529 Transmit clock not on 1530 Test indicate not on 1531 Data set ready not on 1532 Carrier detect not on 1533 Clear to send not on 1534 Data set ready stuck on 1536 Clear to send stuck on 1537 Level 3 interrupt failure 1538 Receive interrupt failure 1539 Wrap data compare error 1540 Direct memory access channel 1 error 1541 Direct memory access channel 1 error 1542 Error in 8273 error checking or staus reporting 1547 Stray interrupt level 4 1548 Stray interrupt level 3 1549 Interrupt presentation sequence time-out 16xx Display emulation errors (327x, 5520, 525x) 17xx Fixed disk (hard drive) 1701 Fixed disk adapter 1702 Fixed disk adpater 1703 Fixed disk drive 1704 Fixed disk drive or adpater 1780 Fixed disk 0 failure (C drive failure) 1781 Fixed disk 1 failure (D drive failure) 1782 Fixed disk controller failure 1790 Fixed disk 0 1791 Fixed disk 1 18xx I/O expansion unit 1801 I/O expansion unit POST 1810 Enable/Disable 1811 Extender card wrap test failure; disabled 1812 High order address lines failure; enabled 1813 Wait state failure; disabled 1814 Enable/Disable could not be set on 1815 Wait state failure; disabled 1816 Extender card wrap test failure; enabled 1817 High order address lines failure; enabled 1818 Disable not functioning 1819 Wait request switch not set correctly 1820 Receiver card wrap test failure 1821 Receiver high order address lines failure 19xx 3270 PC attachment card 20xx Binary synchronous communications (BSC) adapter 2010 8255 port A failure 2011 8255 port B failure 2012 8255 port C failure 2013 8253 timer 1 did not reach terminal count 2014 8253 timer 1 stuck on 2015 8253 timer 2 did not reach terminal count or timer 2 stuck on 2017 8251 Data set read failed to come on 2018 8251 Clear to send not sensed 2019 8251 Data set read stuck on 2020 8251 Clear to send stuck on 2021 8251 hardware reset failure 2022 8251 software reset failure 2023 8251 software "error reset" failure 2024 8251 transmit ready did not come on 2025 8251 receive ready did not come on 2026 8251 could not force "overrun" error status 2027 Interript failure; no timer interrupr 2028 Interrupt failure; transmit, replace card or planar 2029 Interrupt failure; transmit, replace card 2030 Interrupt failure; receive, replace card, or planar 2031 Interrupt failure; receive, replace card 2033 Ring indicate stuck on 2034 Receive clock stuck on 2035 Transmit clock stuck on 2036 Test indicate stuck on 2037 Ring indicate stuck on 2038 Receive clock not on 2039 Transmit clock not on 2040 Data set ready not on 2041 Data set ready not on 2042 Carrier detect not on 2043 Clear to send not on 2044 Data set ready stuck on 2045 Carrier detect stuck on 2046 Clear to send stuck on 2047 Unexpected transmit interrupt 2048 Unexpected receive interrupt 2049 Transmit data did not equal receive data 2050 8251 detected overrun error 2051 Lost data set ready during data wrap 2052 Receive time-out during data wrap 21xx Alternate binary synchronous communcations adapter 2110 8255 port A 2111 8255 port B 2112 8255 port C 2113 8253 timer 1 did not reach terminal count 2114 8253 timer 1 stuck on 2115 8253 timer 2 did not reach terminal count or timer 2 stuck on 2117 8251 Data set ready failed to come on 2118 8251 Clear to send not sensed 2119 8251 Data set ready stuck on 2120 8251 Clear to send stuck on 2121 8251 hardware reset failure 2122 8251 software reset failure 2123 8251 software "error rest" failure 2124 8251 transmit ready did not come on 2125 8251 receive ready did not come on 2126 8251 could not force "overrun error" status 2127 Interrupt failure; no timer interrupt 2128 Interrupt failure; receive, replace card or planar 2129 Interrupt failure; transmit, replace card 2130 Interrupt failure; receive, replace card or planar 2131 Interrupt failure; receive, replace card 2133 Ring indicate stuck on 2134 Receive clock stuck on 2135 Transmit clock stuck on 2136 Test indicate stuck on 2137 Ring indicate stuck on 2138 Receive clock not on 2139 Transmit clock not on 2140 Test indicate not on 2141 Data set ready not on 2142 Carrier detect not on 2143 Clear to send not on 2144 Data set ready stuck on 2145 Carrier detect stuck on 2146 Clear to send stuck on 2147 Unexpected transmit interrupt 2148 Unexpected receive interrupt 2149 Transmit data did not equal receive data 2150 8251 detected overrun error 2151 Lost data set ready during data wrap 2152 Receive time-out during data wrap 22xx Cluster adapter 24xx Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) 24xx PS2 system board Video Graphics Array (VGA) - often is due to monitor or monitor cable 26xx XT/370 27xx AT/370 28xx 3278/79 emulation adapter 29xx Color/graphics printer 30xx Primary PC network adapter 3001 Processor test 3002 ROM Checksum test failure 3003 Unit ID PROM test failure 3004 RAM test failure 3006 +/- 12V test failure 3007 Digital loopback test failure 3008 Host detected host interface controller failure 3009 Sync failure and ni Go bit 3010 Host interface controller test ok and no Go bit 3011 Go bit and no command 41 3012 Card not present 3013 Digital failure; fall through 3015 Analog failure 3041 Hot carrier; not this card 3042 Hot carrier; this card! 31xx Secondary PC network adpater 3101 Processor test failure 3102 ROM checksum test failure 3103 Unit ID PROM test failure 3104 RAM test failure 3105 Host interface controller test failure 3106 +/- 12V test failure 3107 Digital loopback test failure 3108 Host detected host interface controller failure 3109 Sync failure and no Go bit 3110 Host interface controller test OK and no Go bit 3111 Go bit and no command 41 3112 Card not present 3113 Digital failure; fall through 3114 Analog failure 3115 Hot carrier; not this card 3142 Hot carrier; this card 33xx Compact printer 36xx General purpose interface bus (GPIB) adapter 38xx Data acquisition adapter 39xx Professional graphics controller 71xx Voice communcations adapter 73xx 3.5 inch external disk drive 7306 Dick changeline function failure; drive error 7307 Disk s write-protected; drive error 7308 Bad command; drive error 7310 Disk initialization failure; track 0 bad 7311 Time-out; drive error 7312 Bad controller chip 7313 Bad direct memory access;drive error 7314 Bad direct memor access; boundary overrun 7315 Bad index timing; drive error 7316 Drive speed error 7322 Bad cyclic redundancy check; drive errors 7323 Record not found; drive error 7324 Bad address mark; drive error 7325 Bad controller chip; seek error 74xx PS2 display adapter (VGA card) 85xx Expanded memory adapter (XMA) 86xx PS2 pointing device 8601 PS2 pointing device 8602 PS2 pointing device 8602 PS2 pointing device or system board 89xx Music feature 100xx PS2 multiprotocol adapter 10002 PS2 multiprotocol adapter or serial device 10006 PS2 multiprotocol adapter or serial device 10007 PS2 multiprotocol adapter or cable 10008 PS2 multiprotocol adapter or serial device 10009 PS2 multiprotocol adapter or serial device 10012 PS2 multiprotocol adapter or system board error 10018 PS2 multiprotocol adapter or system board error 10019 PS2 multiprotocol adapter or system board error 10042 PS2 multiprotocol adapter or system board error 10056 PS2 multiprotocol adapter or system board error 104xx PS2 ESDI fixed disk 10480 PS2 ESDI fixed disk 0 failure 10481 PS2 ESDI fixed disk 1 failure 10482 PS2 ESDI fixed disk controller failure 10483 PS2 ESDI fixed disk controller failure 10490 PS2 ESDI fixed disk 0 10491 PS2 ESDI fixed disk 1
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