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Numeric Error Codes (TP-770 - 9548/49)



  Numeric Error Codes

Symptom / Error    FRU / Action in Sequence
  
10X 1. System Board
101 Interrupt failure.
102 Timer failure.
103 Timer interrupt failure.
104 Protected mode failure.
105 Last 8042 command not accepted.
107 NMI test failure.
108 Timer bus test failure.
109 Low meg-chip select test.
110 1. The computer is attached to the expansion unit.
(Planar parity.) 2. System Board
  
111 1. Expansion Unit or Port Replicator
(I/O parity.) 2. System Board
  
158 1. Set an HDPs for both the hard disk drive.
(HDP was not set even though     in the HDD bay and the one in the UltraBay
the supervisor password is set.)
159 1. Set a HDPs for the both hard disk drive.
(HDP is not set the same     in the HDD bay and the one in the UltraBay
as the supervisor password.)
161 1. Go to 'Checking the Backup Battery'.
(Dead battery.) 2. Backup Battery
  3. System Board
  
163 1. Set Time and Date
(Time and Date were not set.) 2. System Board
  
173 1. Select OK in the error screen,
(Configuration data was lost.)     then set the time and date
  3. Backup Battery
  4. System Board
  
174 1. Check Device Configuration.
(Configuration error: Perform 2. Hard Disk Drive
'Checking the Installed Devices List' 3. System Board
before changing any FRUs.)
175, 177, 178 1. System Board
175 EEPROM CRC #1 error.
177 Supervisor password check sum error.
178 EEPROM is not functional.
183 1. Have the user examine the password.
(An incorrect password was
entered at the supervisor
password prompt.)
184 1. Reset the POP (power-on password) in Easy-Setup.
(POP check sum error.)
185 1. Reset the startup sequence
(The startup sequence is not     in Easy-Setup.
valid. Suspect that power was
off when the startup sequence
was being updated.)
186 1. System Board
  
188 1. Set the system identification
(EEPROM CRC #2 error.)     using the ThinkPad Hardware Maint.
      Diskette Vers. 1.40
  
190 1. Go to 'Checking the Battery Pack'
(A depleted battery pack was
installed when the power was on.)
191XX 1. System Board
(PM initialization error.) 2. CPU card
  
195 1. Check if the configuration was changed.
(The configuration read     For example, check if the DIMM is added or disk drive
from the hibernation area     is from another computer
does not match the
actual configuration.)
196 1. Run the hard disk drive test.
(A read error occurred in the 2. Hard Disk Drive
hibernation area of the HDD.)
1XX 1. System Board
  
2XX 1. Go to 'Memory Checkout'.
201 Memory data error. 2. DIMM
202 Memory line error 00-15. 3. System Board
203 Memory line error 16-23.
205 Memory test failure on on-board memory.
221 ROM to RAM remap error.
301, 303, 304, 305, 3XX 1. Go to 'Keyboard/Aux. Input Device Checkout'
(301: Keyboard error.) 2. Keyboard
  3. Video card
  4. External Numeric Keypad
  5. External Keyboard
  6. Keyboard/Mouse Cable
  7. DC/DC card
  8. System Board
  
601, 6XX 1. Go to 'Diskette Drive Checkout'.
(601: Diskette drive 2. Diskette Drive
or controller error.) 3. Diskette
  4. System Board
  
602 1. Go to 'Diskette Drive Checkout'.
(Diskette read error.) 2. Diskette
  3. Diskette Drive
  
604 1. Go to 'Diskette Drive Checkout'.
(An unacceptable ID was read 2. Diskette Drive
from the diskette drive.) 3. System Board
  
11XX 1. Serial Device
1101: Serial_A test failure. 2. Communication Cable
  3. System Board
  
17XX 1. Hard Disk Drive
1701 Hard disk controller failure. 2. System Board
1780, 1790 Hard disk 0 error.
1781, 1791 Hard disk 1 error.
24XX 1. System Board
(2401: System board video error.) 2. Video Card
  
808X 1. PCMCIA slot Assembly.
8081 PCMCIA presence 2. PCMCIA device
test failure. 3. System Board
(PCMCIA revision number
also checked.)
8082 PCMCIA register
test failure.
860X 1. External Mouse
(Pointing device error 2. External Keyboard
when TrackPoint III is 3. System Board
disabled.)
8601 System bus error-8042
mouse interface.
8602 External mouse error.
8603 System bus error or mouse error.
861X 1. Reseat the keyboard connector.
(Pointing device error     on the video card.
when TrackPoint III is enabled.) 2. Reseat the keyboard TrackPoint III
8611 System bus error-I/F     cable on the keyboard card.
between 8042 and IPDC. 3. Keyboard
8612 TrackPoint error. 4. External Mouse
8613 System board or 5. 4System Board
TrackPoint error.
I9990301 1. Check that the operating system is
I9990302     installed in the HDD. If not, install
I9990305     the operating system.
I9990301 Hard disk error. 2. Reseat the boot device
I9990302 Invalid hard disk 3. Check the startup sequence for
boot record.     the correct boot device.
I9990305 No bootable device. 4. Check that the operating system has
      no failure and is installed correctly.
  
I9990303 1. System Board
(Bank 2 flash ROM check sum error.)
Other codes not listed above 1. Go to 'Undetermined Problems'.


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