Microsoft KB Archive/78919

= IBM ROM Diagnostic and Power-On-Self-Test Errors 1500-1999 =

Article ID: 78919

Article Last Modified on 7/30/2001



This article was previously published under Q78919



SUMMARY
The following is a list of power-on-self-test (POST) error codes that may appear at start-up. These errors are generated by the system prior to the loading of the operating system and usually need to be resolved for successful system usage.



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Error  Description -  ---

15XX   Synchronous Data Link Control (SDLC) communications adapter errors.

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   8273 Port B error. 1520   8273 Port A error. 1521   8273 Command/read time-out error. 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 results error. 1539   Wrap data miscompare. 1540   DMA channel 1 error. 1541   DMA channel 1 error. 1542   Error in 8273 error checking or status reporting. 1547   Stray interrupt level 4. 1548   Stray interrupt level 3. 1549   Interrupt presentation sequence time-out.

16XX   Display Emulation Error, (327x,5520,525x).

17XX Fixed Disk Drive/Adapter Errors.

1701   Fixed disk POST error. 1702   Fixed disk adapter error. 1703   Fixed disk drive error. 1704   Fixed disk adapter or drive errors. 1705   Fixed disk adapter, no record found. 1706   Fixed disk error, write fault. Are two heads selected, are voltages correct? 1707   Fixed disk/adapter, TRACK 0 error. Is the drive formatted? 1708   Fixed disk/adapter error, bad select error. Is the drive formatted? 1709   Fixed disk adapter error, bad BCC. Check controller. 1710   Fixed disk/adapter error, read buffer override. Check controller and/or drive interleave. 1711   Fixed disk drive error, Bad address mark. Check controller and Drive low level format. 1712   Fixed disk/adapter error, bad address mark. Check controller. 1714   Drive select error. Check jumpers and the drive cables. 1726   Data compare error, check format. Check for added hard or surface errors. 1770   Surface errors, check for added hard errors. 1780   Fixed disk 0 failure.*  Check data cable and power cable. Set-up error/drive 0 failure, check cables setup terminating resistor packs, etc., is the drive actually spinning? 1781   Fixed disk 1 failure. Drive 1 failure ( the               second physical hard drive in system and CMOS                setup.)* 1782   Fixed disk controller failure. 1790   Fixed disk 0 error.* 1791   Fixed disk 1 error.*

*178X errors generally indicate that the drive has not been low-level formatted or that the drive has dropped or no longer recognizes the disk controller information about the drive. *179X errors usually indicate that the drive lacks a partition structure or an MS-DOS format.

104XX PS/2 ESDI Fixed Disk Errors.

10480 PS/2 ESDI Fixed Disk 0 error. 10481 PS/2 ESDI Fixed Disk 1 error. 10482 PS/2 ESDI Fixed Disk controller failure. 10483 PS/2 ESDI Fixed Disk controller failure. 10490 PS/2 ESDI Fixed Disk 0 error. 10491 PS/2 ESDI Fixed Disk 1 error.

* The PS/2 model drives require at least one disk from the system manufacturer, this being the reference disk that came with the system. However, the drive itself may have come with an installation disk that will be needed to successfully install the drive and/or the operating system.

18XX   I/O Expansion Unit Errors.

1801   I/O expansion unit POST error. 1810   Enable/Disable failure. 1811   Extended card wrap test failed (disabled). 1812   High order address lines failure (disabled). 1813   Wait state failure (disabled). 1814   Enable/Disable could not be set on. 1815   Wait state failure (disabled). 1816   Extended card wrap test failed (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 errors. The listing of error codes contained in this article are specific error codes for IBM hardware. These codes may or may not correspond correctly to non-IBM computers.

