These error codes apply to the Compaq
Deskpro and Prosignia desktop systems to include the following systems:
Deskpro 1000, 2000, 2000 MMX, 4000, 4000 MMX, 4000N/S, 6000, 6000MMX,
EC, EP, EN, EN Small Form Factor and Net PC's, EN Small Form Factor
Front Mounted Audio Solution, Prosignia 300 and Prosignia 320 Desktop
systems. There are some codes that I am still searching for, so
if you know of codes that are not listed, please send them so I can
add them to the listings. Thank you.
- Compaq Desktop
Systems Post Messages
- Compaq Desktop
System Diagnostic Codes
Compaq
Desktop System Post Messages:
101 |
Option ROM Error |
102 |
System board failure |
103 |
System board failure |
162 |
System options not
set |
163 |
Time and date not set |
164 |
Memory size error |
183 |
Invalid processor jumper
setting |
201 |
Memory error |
202 |
Memory type mismatch |
207 |
ECC corrected single
bit errors in DIMM/SIMM pair(s) |
213 |
Incompatible DIMM module
in DIMM socket(s) |
301 |
Keyboard error |
304 |
Keyboard or system
unit error |
401 |
Parallel port 1 address
assignment conflict |
403 |
Parallel port 3 address
assignment conflict |
404 |
Parallel port address
conflict detected |
410 |
Audio interrupt conflict |
411 |
Network interface card
interrupt conflict |
501 |
Display adapter failure |
601 |
Diskette controller
error |
602 |
Diskette boot record
error |
605 |
Diskette drive type
error |
610 |
External storage device
failure |
611 |
Primary floppy port
address assignment conflict |
612 |
Secondary floppy port
address assignment conflict |
660 |
Display cache is detected
unreliable |
912 |
Computer cover has
been removed since last system startup |
914 |
Hood lock coil is not
connected |
916 |
thermal sensor from
processor heatsink is not connected |
917 |
Expansion riser not
detected |
1151 |
Serial port 1 address
conflict detected |
1152 |
Serial port 2 address
conflict detected |
1155 |
Serial port address
detected |
1201 |
System audio address
conflict detected |
1202 |
MIDI port address conflict
detected |
1203 |
Game port address conflict
detected |
1720 |
SMART hard drive detects
imminent failure |
1721 |
SMART SCSI hard drive
detects imminent failure |
1771 |
Primary disk port address
assignment conflict |
1772 |
Secondary disk port
address assignment conflict |
1780 |
Disk 0 failure - format
error |
1781 |
Disk 1 failure - format
error |
1782 |
Disk controller failure |
1790 |
Disk 0 failure - disk
drive type mismatch in CMOS |
1791 |
Disk 1 failure - disk
drive type mismatch in CMOS |
1792 |
Secondary disk controller
failure |
1793 |
Secondary controller
or disk failure |
1800 |
Temperature alert |
1801 |
Processor not supported
by ROM BIOS |
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Compaq Desktop System
Diagnostic Codes
Microprocessor Test
Error Codes:
0101-xx |
CPU test failure |
0102-xx |
Coprocessor test failure |
0103-xx |
DMA controller failure |
0104-xx |
Interrupt controller
failed |
0105-xx |
Port error |
0106-xx |
Keyboard controller
self test failed |
0107-xx |
CMOS RAM test failed |
0108-xx |
CMOS interrupt test
failed |
0109-xx |
CMOS clock test failed |
0110-xx |
Programmable interrupt
timer failure |
0113-01 |
Protected mode test
failed |
0114-01 |
Speaker test failed |
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Memory Test Error Codes:
0200-xx |
Memory machine ID test
failure |
0202-xx |
Memory system ROM checksum
failure |
0203-xx |
Memory read/write test
failure |
0204-xx |
Memory address test
failure |
0205-xxx |
Memory walking 1's
test failure |
0209-xxx |
RAM long test failure |
0211-xx |
Random pattern test
failure |
0212-xxx |
Cache test failure |
0214-xx |
Noise test failure |
0215-xx |
Random address test
failure |
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Keyboard Test Error
Codes:
0300-xx |
Keyboard ID test failure |
0301-xx |
Keyboard self test/interface
test failure |
0302-xx |
Individual key test
failure |
0304-xx |
Keyboard repeat test
failure |
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Parallel Printer
Test Error Codes:
0401-xx |
Printer failure or
not connected |
0402-xx |
Printer port test failure |
0403-xx |
Printer pattern test
failure |
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Diskette Drive Test
Error Codes:
0600-xx |
Diskette ID drive types
test failure |
0601-xx |
Diskette format failure |
0602-xx |
Diskette read test
failure |
0603-xx |
Diskette write, read,
compare test failure |
0604-xx |
Diskette random seek
test failure |
0605-xx |
Diskette ID media test
failure |
0606-xx |
Diskette speed test
failure |
0607-xx |
Diskette change line
test failure |
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Serial Port Test
Error Codes:
1101-xx |
Serial port test failed |
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Modem Communications
Test Error Codes:
1201-xx |
Modem internal test
failure |
1203-xx |
Modem external termination
test failure |
1204-xx |
Modem auto originate
test failure |
1205-xx |
Modem auto answer test
failure |
1210-xx |
Modem direct connect
test failure |
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Hard Drive Test Error
Codes:
1701-xx |
Hard drive format test
failure |
1702-xx |
Hard drive read test
failure |
1703-xx |
hard drive write/read/compare
test failure |
1704-xx |
Hard drive random seek
test failure |
1705-xx |
Hard drive controller
test failure |
1708-xx |
Hard drive format bad
track test failure |
1710-xx |
Hard drive park head
test failure |
1715-xx |
Hard drive head select
test failure |
1716-xx |
Hard drive conditional
format test failure |
1717-xx |
Hard drive ECC test
failure |
1719-xx |
Hard drive power mode
test failure |
1724-xx |
Hard drive network
preparation test failure |
1736-xx |
Hard drive monitoring
test failure |
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Tape Drive Test Error
Codes:
1900-xx |
Tape drive ID test
failure |
1901-xx |
Tape drive servo test
failure |
1902-xx |
Tape drive format or
format verification test failure |
1903-xx |
Tape sensor test failure |
1904-xx |
Tape drive BOT/EOT
test failure |
1905-xx |
Tape drive read test
failure |
1906-xx |
Tape drive write/read/compare
failure |
1910-xx |
Tape erase test failure |
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Video Test Error
Codes:
2401-xx |
Graphics controller
test failure |
2402-xx |
Video memory test failure |
2403-xx |
Video attribute test
failure |
2404-xx |
Video character set
test failure |
2405-xx |
Video 80 x 25 mode
9 x 14 character cell test failure |
2506-xx |
Video 80 x 25 mode
8 x 8 character cell test failure |
2408-xx |
Video 320 x 200 mode
color set 0 test failure |
2409-xx |
Video 320 x 200 mode
color set 1 test failure |
2410-xx |
Video 640 x 200 mode
test failure |
2411-xx |
Video screen memory
page test failure |
2412-xx |
Video gray scale test
failure |
2418-xx |
ECG/VGC memory test
failure |
2419-xx |
ECG/VGC ROM checksum
test failure |
2420-xx |
Graphics attribute
test failure |
2421-xx |
ECG/VGC 640 x 200 graphics
mode test failure |
2422-xx |
ECG/VGC 640 x 350 16
color set test failure |
2423-xx |
ECG/VGC 640 x 350 64
color set test failure |
2424-xx |
ECG/VGC monochrome
text mode test failure |
2425-xx |
ECG/VGC monochrome
graphics mode test failure |
2431-xx |
640 x 480 graphics
test failure |
2432-xx |
320 x 200 graphics
(245 color mode) test failure |
2448-xx |
Advanced VGA controller
test failure |
2451-xx |
132 column advanced
VGA test failure |
2456-xx |
Advanced VGA 256 color
test failure |
2458-xx |
Advanced VGA BitBLT
test failure |
2468-xx |
Advanced VGA DAC test
failure |
2477-xx |
Advanced VGA data path
test failure |
2478-xx |
Advanced VGA BitBLT
test failure |
2480-xx |
Advanced VGA linedraw
test failure |
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Audio Test Error
Codes:
3206-xx |
Audio system internal
error |
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Network Interface
Test Error Codes:
6000-xx |
Network ID test failure |
6014-xx |
Network configuration
test failure - Ethernet |
6016-xx |
Network reset test
failure - Ethernet |
6028-xx |
Network internal test
failure - Ethernet |
6029-xx |
Network external test
failure - Ethernet |
6054-xx |
Network configuration
test failure - Token ring |
6056-xx |
Network reset test
failure - Token ring |
6068-xx |
Network internal test
failure - Token ring |
6069-xx |
Network external test
failure - Token ring |
6089-xx |
Network open test failure
- Token ring |
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SCSI CD-ROM Test
Error Codes:
6600-xx |
ID test failure |
6605-xx |
Read test failure |
6608-xx |
Controller test failure |
6623-xx |
Random read test failure |
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SCSI Test Error Codes:
65xx-xx |
Hard drive related
error |
66xx-xx |
CD-ROM Drive or PD-CD
drive related error |
67xx-xx |
Tape drive related
error |
xx00-xx |
ID based error code |
xx05-xx |
Read based error code |
xx06-xx |
SA/Media based error
code |
xx08-xx |
Controller based error
code |
xx09-xx |
Media erase based error
code |
xx23-xx |
Random read based error
code |
xx-28-xx |
Media load/unload based
error code |
xxxx-02 |
Drive not installed |
xxxx-03 |
Media not in drive |
xxxx-05 |
Seek failure |
xxxx-06 |
Drive timed out |
xxxx-07 |
Drive busy |
xxxx-08 |
Drive already reserved |
xxxx-09 |
Unknown |
xxxx-10 |
Unknown |
xxxx-11 |
Media soft error |
xxxx-12 |
Drive not ready |
xxxx-13 |
Media error |
xxxx-14 |
Drive hardware error |
xxxx-15 |
Illegal drive command |
xxxx-16 |
Media has changed |
xxxx-17 |
Tape write protect |
xxxx-18 |
No data detected |
xxxx-21 |
Drive command aborted |
xxxx-24 |
Media hard error |
65xx-24 |
Media hard error |
66xx-24 |
Media hard error |
67xx-24 |
Media hard error |
xxxx-25 |
Unknown |
xxxx-30 |
Controller timed out |
xxxx-31 |
Unrecoverable error |
xxxx-32 |
Controller/drive disconnected |
xxxx-33 |
Illegal controller
command |
xxxx-34 |
Invalid SCSI bus phase |
xxxx-35 |
Invalid SCSI bus phase |
xxxx-36 |
Invalid SCSI bus phase |
xxxx-39 |
Error status from drive |
xxxx-40 |
Target timed out |
xxxx-41 |
SCSI bus stayed busy |
xxxx-42 |
ACK/REQ lines bad |
xxxx-43 |
ACK did not deassert |
xxxx-44 |
Parity error |
xxxx-50 |
Data pins bad |
xxxx-51 |
Data line 7 bad |
xxxx-52 |
MSG, C/D, and/or I/O
lines bad |
xxxx-53 |
BSY never went busy |
xxxx-54 |
BSY stayed busy |
xxxx-60 |
Controller CONFIG-1
register bad |
xxxx-61 |
Controller CONFIG-2
register bad |
xxxx-65 |
Media not loaded |
xxxx-90 |
Fan failure |
xxxx-91 |
Over temperature |
xxxx-99 |
Autoloader reported
tapes not loaded properly |
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Pointing Device Test
Error Codes:
8601-xx |
Mouse test failed |
8602-xx |
Interface test failed |
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