164 Appendix C: BIOS reference
Error messages
The following errors, if detected during the POST, will be
displayed on-screen.
15 CMOS restart
failure
The CMOS restart byte cannot hold
data.
16 Address line
failure
The address decoding circuitry of
the processor has failed.
17 Data line
failure
The data line test failed.
18 Interrupt
controller
failure
The interrupt channel has failed.
# of LED
flashes/beeps
Error Description
Error Description
Address line short The address decoding circuitry of the
processor has caused an error.
Board configuration
problem detected
There is a problem with the
configuration of the Matrox 4Sight
motherboard.
Cache memory failure Cache memory is defective.
Chipset configuration
problem detected
A problem was encountered with the
chipset configuration.
CMOS failure The CMOS has failed.
CMOS battery low The battery power is low. Replace it.
CMOS checksum lost After CMOS values are saved, a
checksum value is generated for error
checking. The expected value is different
from the returned value. To correct the
problem, run the BIOS Setup program,
then select the Write to CMOS and Exit
option.