Microsoft KB Archive/78918

= IBM ROM Diagnostic and Power-On-Self-Test Errors 600-1499 =

Article ID: 78918

Article Last Modified on 7/30/2001



This article was previously published under Q78918



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 before successful computing can begin.



MORE INFORMATION
Error          Description -          ---

6XX            Diskette Drive/Adapter Errors 601    Diskette power on diagnostics test failed. 602    Diskette test failed; boot record not valid. 606    Diskette change line function/verify function failure, drive error 607    Disk is write protected; drive error. 608    Bad command; drive error. 610    Disk initialization failure; track 0 bad. 611    Time-out; drive error. 612    Bad NEC (controller chip),((adapter error)). 613    Bad DMA; drive error. 614    Bad DMA; boundary overrun. 615    Bad index timing error; drive error. 616    Drive speed error. 621    Bad seek; drive error. 622    Bad CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check); Drive error. 623    Record not found; drive error. 624    Bad address mark; drive error. 625    Bad NEC (Controller chip); seek error. 626    Diskette data compare error.

73XX   3.5&quot; External Diskette Drive Errors

7306   Disk Change Line Function Failure; drive error. 7307   Disk is write protected; drive error. 7308   Bad command; drive error. 7310   Disk initialization failure; track 0 bad. 7311   Time-out; drive error. 7312   Bad NEC (Controller Chip). 7313   Bad DMA; drive error. 7314   Bad DMA; boundary overrun. 7315   Bad index timing error; drive error. 7316   Drive speed error. 7321   Bad seek; drive error. 7322   Bad CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check); Drive error. 7323   Record not found; drive error. 7324   Bad address mark; drive error. 7325   Bad NEC (Controller chip); seek error.

7XX    Numeric Co-Processor errors

701    Numeric co-processor error.

9XX    Parallel Printer Adapter Errors

901    Parallel printer adapter test failure.

10XX   Alternate Parallel Printer Adapter Errors

1001   Alternate parallel printer adapter test failure.

11XX   Asynchronous Communications Adapter Errors

1101   Asynchronous communications adapter test failure. 1102   PS/2 System board async port or serial device error.* 1106   PS/2 System board async port or serial device error.* 1107   PS/2 System board async port or serial cable error.* 1108   PS/2 System board async port or serial device error.* 1109   PS/2 System board async port or serial device error.* 1112   PS/2 System board async port error.* 1118   PS/2 System board async port error.* 1119   PS/2 System board async port error.* * Nearly all PS/2 systems require supplemental drivers on disk; these drivers are included on               the original reference disk. For MicroChannel devices there is usually a disk that comes with the device that will install the device or               the appropriate driver.

12XX   Alternate Asynchronous Communications Adapter Errors

1201   Alternate asynchronous communications adapter test error. 1202   PS/2 Dual async adapter or serial device error. 1203   PS/2 Dual async adapter or serial device error. 1206   PS/2 Dual async adapter or serial device error. 1207   PS/2 Dual async adapter or serial cable error. 1208   PS/2 Dual async adapter or serial device error. 1209   PS/2 Dual async adapter or serial device error. 1212   PS/2 Dual async adapter or system board error. 1218   PS/2 Dual async adapter or system board error. 1219   PS/2 Dual async adapter or system board error. 1227   PS/2 Dual async adapter or system board error. 1233   PS/2 Dual async adapter or system board error. 1234   PS/2 Dual async adapter or system board error.

13XX   Game port and peripheral error codes

1301   Games control adapter test failed.. 1302   Joystick test failed.

14XX   Printer tests

1401   Printer test failed. 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.

