POST Numeric Codes and Text Messages
This section covers those POST errors that have numeric codes associated with them. The section
also includes some text messages that may be encountered during POST.
NOTE: The computer will beep once after a POST text message is displayed on the screen.
Table 9-1 Numeric Codes and Text Messages
Control panel message Description Recommended action
101-Option ROM Checksum Error System ROM or expansion board option
ROM checksum.
1. Verify the correct ROM.
2. Flash the ROM if needed.
3. If an expansion board was recently
added, remove it to see if the problem
remains.
4. Clear CMOS. (See Appendix B,
Password Security and Resetting
CMOS on page 190.)
5. If the message disappears, there may
be a problem with the expansion card.
6. Replace the system board.
103-System Board Failure DMA or timers. 1. Clear CMOS. (See Appendix B,
Password Security and Resetting
CMOS on page 190.)
2. Remove expansion boards.
3. Replace the system board.
110-Out of Memory Space for Option ROMs Recently added PCI expansion card
contains an option ROM too large to
download during POST.
1. If a PCI expansion card was recently
added, remove it to see if the problem
remains.
2. In Computer Setup, set Advanced >
Device Options > NIC PXE Option
ROM Download to DISABLE to
prevent PXE option ROM for the
internal NIC from being downloaded
during POST to free more memory for
an expansion card's option ROM.
Internal PXE option ROM is used for
booting from the NIC to a PXE server.
162-System Options Not Set Configuration incorrect.
RTC (real-time clock) battery may need to
be replaced.
Run Computer Setup and check the
configuration in Advanced > Onboard
Devices.
Reset the date and time under Control
Panel. If the problem persists, replace the
RTC battery. See the Removal and
Replacement section for instructions on
installing a new battery, or contact an
authorized dealer or reseller for RTC battery
replacement.
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