Appendix A Error Messages and Codes
Compaq Personal Computers
Changed - November 2000
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A.12 SYSTEM STATUS ERROR MESSAGES (16xx-xx)
Table A–11. System Status Error Messages
            Table A-11. 
System Status Error Messages
Message Probable Cause 
1601-xx Temperature violation 
1611-xx Fan failure 
 
A.13 HARD DRIVE ERROR MESSAGES (17xx-xx)
Table A–12. Hard Drive Error Messages
Table A-12.
            Hard Drive Error Messages
Message Probable Cause Message  Probable Cause 
17xx-01  Exceeded max. soft error limit  17xx-51  Failed I/O read test 
17xx-02  Exceeded max. Hard error limit  17xx-52  Failed file I/O compare test 
17xx-03  Previously exceeded max. soft error limit  17xx-53  Failed drive/head register test 
17xx-04  Previously exceeded max.hard error limit  17xx-54  Failed digital input register test 
17xx-05  Failed to reset controller  17xx-55  Cylinder 1 error 
17xx-06  Fatal error while reading  17xx-56  Failed controller RAM diagnostics 
17xx-07  Fatal error while writing  17xx-57  Failed controller-to-drive diagnostics 
17xx-08  Failed compare of R/W buffers  17xx-58  Failed to write sector buffer 
17xx-09  Failed to format a track  17xx-59  Failed to read sector buffer 
17xx-10  Failed diskette sector wrap during read  17xx-60  Failed uncorrectable ECC error 
17xx-19  Cntlr. failed to deallocate bad sectors  17xx-62  Failed correctable ECC error 
17xx-40  Cylinder 0 error  17xx-63  Failed soft error rate 
17xx-41  Drive not ready  17xx-65  Exceeded max. bad sectors per track 
17xx-42  Failed to recalibrate drive  17xx-66  Failed to initialize drive parameter 
17xx-43 Failed to format a bad track  17xx-67  Failed to write long 
17xx-44  Failed controller diagnostics  17xx-68  Failed to read long 
17xx-45  Failed to get drive parameters from ROM  17xx-69  Failed to read drive size 
17xx-46  Invalid drive parameters from ROM  17xx-70  Failed translate mode 
17xx-47  Failed to park heads  17xx-71  Failed non-translate mode 
17xx-48 Failed to move hard drive table to RAM  17xx-72  Bad track limit exceeded 
17xx-49  Failed to read media in file write test  17xx-73  Previously exceeded bad track limit 
17xx-50  Failed I/O write test  --  -- 
1700-xx = Hard drive ID test        1719-xx = Hard drive power mode test 
  1701-xx = Hard drive format test      1720-xx = SMART drive detects imminent failure 
  1702-xx = Hard drive read test     1721-xx = SCSI hard drive imminent failure 
  1703-xx = Hard drive read/write compare test    1724-xx = Net work preparation test 
  1704-xx = Hard drive random seek test      1736-xx = Drive monitoring test 
  1705-xx = Hard drive controller test      1771-xx = Pri. IDE controller address conflict 
  1706-xx = Hard drive ready test      1772-xx = Sec. IDE controller address conflict 
  1707-xx = Hard drive recalibrate test      1780-xx = Disk 0 failure 
  1708-xx = Hard drive format bad track test    1781-xx = Disk 1 failure 
  1709-xx = Hard drive reset controller test    1782-xx = Pri. IDE controller failure 
  1710-xx = Hard drive park head test      1790-xx = Disk 0 failure 
  1714-xx = Hard drive file write test      1791-xx = Disk 1 failure 
  1715-xx = Hard drive head select test      1792-xx = Se. controller failure 
  1716-xx = Hard drive conditional format test     1793-xx = Sec. Controller or disk failure 
  1717-xx = Hard drive ECC test       1799-xx = Invalid hard drive type