ARCHIVED: For the IBM PS/2, what are the error codes?
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This listing is from the book Upgrading and Repairing PCs. The listing is a compilation from various sources including IBM technical reference manuals and IBM hardware maintenance service manuals.
01x Undetermined problem errors
02x Power supply errors
1xx System Board Errors
101 System Board Error; Interrupt failure
102 System Board Error; Timer failure
103 System Board Error; Timer Interrupt failure
104 System Board Error; Protected mode failure
105 System Board Error; Last 8042 command not accepted
106 System Board Error; Converting logic test
107 System Board Error; Hot Non Maskable Interrupt test
108 System Board Error; Timer bus test
109 System Board Error; Memory select error
110 PS/2 System Board Error; Parity check error
111 PS/2 Memory adaptor error
112 PS/2 MicroChannel arbitration error
113 PS/2 MicroChannel arbitration error
121 Unexpected hardware interrupts occured
131 PC system board cassette port wrap test failure
161 System Options Not Set-(Run SETUP); Dead battery
162 System Options Not Set-(Run SETUP);
CMOS checksum/configuration error
163 Time & Date Not Set-(Run SETUP); Clock not updating
164 Memory Size Error-(Run SETUP);
CMOS setting does not match memory
165 PS/2 System options not set
166 PS/2 MicroChannel adapter timeout error
199 User indicated INSTALLED DEVICES list is not correct
2xx Memory (RAM) errors
201 Memory test failure, error location will be displayed
in hexadecimal
202 Memory address error, address lines 00-15
203 Memory address error, address lines 16-23
215 PS/2 Motherboard memory failure
216 PS/2 Motherboard memory failure
3xx Keyboard errors
301 Keyboard did not respond to software reset or a stuck
key failure was detected. If a stuck key was detected,
the scan code for the key is displayed in hexadecimal.
302 System Unit Keylock is Locked
303 Keyboard or System Unit Error
304 Keyboard or System Unit Error; Keyboard clock high
305 PS/2 Keyboard fuse (on system board) error
4xx Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA) errors
4xx PS/2 System board parallel port errors
401 Monochrome memory test, horizontal sync frequency test,
or video test failure
401 PS/2 System board parallel port failure
408 User indicated display attributes failure
416 User indicated character set failure
424 User indicated 80x25 mode failure
432 Parallel port test failure; monochrome display adapter
5xx Color Graphics Adapter (CGA) errors
501 CGA memory test, horizontal sync frequency test, or video
test failure
508 User indicated display attribute failure
516 User indicated character set failure
524 User indicated 80x25 mode failure
532 User indicated 40x25 mode failure
540 User indicated 320x200 graphics mode failure
548 User indicated 640x200 graphics mode failure
6xx Floppy drive/adapter errors 601 Floppy drive/adapter Power On Self Test failure 602 Drive test failure; disk boot record not valid 606 Drive changeline function failure; drive error 607 Disk is write protected; drive error 608 Bad command; drive error 610 Disk initialization failure; track 0 bad 611 Timeout; drive error 612 Bad Controller chip 613 Bad Direct Memory Access; drive error 614 Bad Direct Memory Access; boundary overrun 615 Bad index timing; drive error 616 Drive speed error 621 Bad seek; drive error 622 Bad Cyclic Redundancy Check; drive error 623 Record not found; drive error 624 Bad address mark; drive error 625 Bad Controller chip; seek error 626 Disk data compare error
7xx 8087, 80287 or 80387 math coprocessor errors
9xx Parallel printer adapter errors 901 Parallel printer adapter test failure
10xx Alternate parallel printer adapter errors 1001 Alternate parallel printer adapter test failure
11xx Asynchronous communications adapter errors 11xx PS/2 System board async port errors 1101 Asynchronous communications adapter test failure 1102 PS/2 System board async port or serial device error 1106 PS/2 System board async port or serial device error 1107 PS/2 System board async port or serial cable error 1108 PS/2 System board async port or serial device error 1109 PS/2 System board async port or serial device error 1112 PS/2 System board async port error 1118 PS/2 System board async port error 1119 PS/2 System board async port error
12xx Alternate asynchronous communications adapter errors 12xx PS/2 Dual async adapter error 1201 Alternate asynchronous communications adapter test failure 1202 PS/2 Dual async adapter or serial device error 1206 1207 PS/2 Dual async adapter or serial cable error 1208 PS/2 Dual async adapter or serial device error 1209 1212 PS/2 Dual async adapter or system board error 1218 1219 1227 1233 1234
13xx Game control adapter errors 1301 Game control adapter test failure 1301 Joy-stick test failure
14xx Matrix Printer errors
15xx Synchronous data link control (SDLC) communications
adapter errors
1510 8255 port B failure
1511 8255 port A failure
1512 8255 port C failure
1513 8253 timer 1 did not reach terminal count
1514 8253 timer 1 stuck on
1515 8253 timer 0 did not reach terminal count
1516 8253 timer 0 stuck on
1517 8253 timer 2 did not reach terminal count
1518 8253 timer 2 stuck on
1519 8273 port B error
1520 8273 port A error
1521 8273 command/read timeout
1522 Interrupt level 4 failure
1523 Ring Indicate stuck on
1524 Receive clock stuck on
1525 Transmit clock stuck on
1526 Test indicate stuck on
1527 Ring indicate not on
1528 Receive clock not on
1529 Transmit clock not on
1530 Test indicate not on
1531 Data set ready not on
1532 Carrier detect not on
1533 Clear to send not on
1534 Data set ready stuck on
1536 Clear to send stuck on
1537 Level 3 interrupt failure
1538 Receive interrupt results error
1539 Wrap data compare error
1540 Direct Memory Access channel 1 error
1541 Direct Memory Access channel 1 error
1542 Error in 8273 error checking or status reporting
1547 Stray interrupt level 4
1548 Stray interrupt level 3
1549 Interrupt presentation sequence timeout
16xx Display emulation errors (327x, 5520, 525x)
17xx Fixed disk errors 1701 Fixed disk POST error 1702 Fixed disk adapter error 1703 Fixed disk drive error 1704 Fixed disk adapter or drive error 1780 Fixed disk 0 failure 1781 Fixed disk 1 failure 1782 Fixed disk controller failure 1790 Fixed disk 0 error 1791 Fixed disk 1 error
18xx I/O expansion unit errors 1801 I/O expansion unit POST error 1810 Enable/Disable failure 1811 Extender card wrap test failure; disabled 1812 High order address lines failure; disabled 1813 Wait state failure; disabled 1814 Enable/Disable could not be set on 1815 Wait state failure; disabled 1816 Extender card wrap test failure; enabled 1817 High order address lines failure; enabled 1818 Disable not functioning 1819 Wait request switch not set correctly 1820 Receiver card wrap test failure 1821 Receiver high order address lines failure
19xx 3270 PC attachment card errors
20xx Binary synchronous (BSC) adapter errors
2010 8255 port A failure
2011 8255 port B failure
2012 8255 port C failure
2013 8253 timer 1 did not reach terminal count
2014 8253 timer 1 stuck on
2015 8253 timer 2 did not reach terminal count or
timer 2 stuck on
2017 8251 Data set ready failed to come on
2018 8251 Clear to send not sensed
2019 8251 Data set ready stuck on
2020 8251 Clear to send stuck on
2021 8251 hardware reset failure
2022 8251 software reset failure
2023 8251 software "error reset" failure
2024 8251 transmit ready did not come on
2025 8251 receive ready did not come on
2026 8251 could not force "overrun" error status
2027 Interrupt failure; no timer interrupt
2028 Interrupt failure; transmit, replace card or planar
2029 Interrupt failure; transmit, replace card
2030 Interrupt failure; receive, replace card or planar
2031 Interrupt failure; receive, replace card
2033 Ring indicate stuck on
2034 Receive clock stuck on
2035 Transmit clock stuck on
2036 Test indicate stuck on
2037 Ring indicate stuck on
2038 Receive clock not on
2039 Transmit clock not on
2040 Test indicate not on
2041 Data set ready not on
2042 Carrier detect not on
2043 Clear to send not on
2044 Data set ready stuck on
2045 Carrier detect stuck on
2046 Clear to send stuck on
2047 Unexpected transmit interrupt
2048 Unexpected receive interrupt
2049 Transmit data did not equal receive data
2050 8251 detected overrun error
2051 Lost data set ready during data wrap
2052 Receive timeout during data wrap
21xx Alternate binary synchronous communications adapter errors
2110 8255 port A failure
2111 8255 port B failure
2112 8255 port C failure
2113 8253 timer 1 did not reach terminal count
2114 8253 timer 1 stuck on
2115 8253 timer 2 did not reach terminal count or
timer 2 stuck on.
2117 8251 Data set ready failed to come on
2118 8251 Clear to send not sensed
2119 8251 Data set ready stuck on
2120 8251 Clear to send stuck on
2121 8251 hardware reset failure
2122 8251 software reset failure
2123 8251 software "error reset" failure
2124 8251 transmit ready did not come on
2125 8251 receive ready did not come on
2126 8251 could not force "overrun" error status
2127 Interrupt failure; no timer interrupt
2128 Interrupt failure; transmit, replace card or planar
2129 Interrupt failure; transmit, replace card
2130 Interrupt failure; receive, replace card or planar
2131 Interrupt failure; receive, replace card
2133 Ring indicate stuck on
2134 Receive clock stuck on
2135 Transmit clock stuck on
2136 Test indicate stuck on
2137 Ring indicate stuck on
2138 Receive clock not on
2139 Transmit clock not on
2140 Test indicate not on
2141 Data set ready not on
2142 Carrier detect not on
2143 Clear to send not on
2144 Data set ready stuck on
2145 Carrier detect stuck on
2146 Clear to send stuck on
2147 Unexpected transmit interrupt
2148 Unexpected receive interrupt
2149 Transmit Data did not equal receive data
2150 8251 detected overrun error
2151 Lost data set ready during data wrap
2152 Receive timeout during data wrap
22xx Cluster adapter errors
24xx Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) errors 24xx PS/2 System board Video Graphics Array (VGA) errors
26xx XT/370 errors
27xx AT/370 errors
28xx 3278/79 emulation adapter errors
29xx Color/graphics printer errors
30xx Primary PC Network adapter error 3001 Processor test failure 3002 ROM checksum test failure 3003 Unit ID PROM test failure 3004 RAM test failure 3005 Host Interface Controller test failure 3006 +/- 12v test failure 3007 Digital loopback test failure 3008 Host detected Host Interface Controller failure 3009 Sync failure and no Go bit 3010 Host Interface Controller test OK and no Go bit 3011 Go bit and no Command 41 3012 Card not present 3013 Digital failure; fall through 3015 Analog failure 3041 Hot carrier; not this card 3042 Hot carrier; this card!
31xx Secondary PC Network adapter errors 3101 Processor test failure 3102 ROM check test failure 3103 Unit ID PROM test failure 3104 RAM test failure 3105 Host Interface Controller test failure 3106 +/- 12v test failure 3107 Digital loopback test failure 3108 Host detected Host Interface Controller failure 3109 Sync failure and no Go bit 3110 Host Interface Controller test OK and no Go bit 3111 Go bit and no Command 41 3112 Card not present 3113 Digital failure; fall through 3115 Analog failure 3141 Hot carrier; not this card 3142 Hot carrier; this card!
33xx Compact printer errors
36xx General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) adapter errors
38xx Data acquisition adapter errors
39xx Professional graphics controller errors
71xx Voice communications adapter errors
73xx 3.5" external diskette drive errors 7306 Disk changeline function failure; track 0 bad 7307 Disk is write protected; drive error 7308 Bad command; drive error 7310 Disk initialization failure; track 0 bad 7311 Timeout; drive error 7312 Bad Controller chip 7313 Bad Direct Memory Access; drive error 7314 Bad Direct Memory Access; boundary overrun 7315 Bad index timing; drive error 7316 Drive speed error 7321 Bad seek; drive error 7322 Bad Cyclic Redundancy Check; drive error 7323 Record not found; drive error 7324 Bad address mark; drive error 7325 Bad Controller chip; seek error
74xx IBM PS/2 Display adapter (VGA card) errors
85xx IBM Expanded Memory Adapter (XMA) errors
86xx PS/2 Pointing device errors 8601 PS/2 Pointing device error 8602 PS/2 Pointing device error 8603 PS/2 Pointing device error or System board failure
89xx Music feature card errors
100xx PS/2 Multiprotocol adapter errors 10002 PS/2 Multiprotocol adapter or serial device error 10006 PS/2 Multiprotocol adapter or serial device error 10007 PS/2 Multiprotocol adapter or communications cable error 10008 PS/2 Multiprotocol adapter or serial device error 10009 PS/2 Multiprotocol adapter or serial device error 10012 PS/2 Multiprotocol adapter or system board error. 10018 10019 10042 10056
104xx PS/2 ESDI Fixed disk errors 10480 PS/2 ESDI Fixed disk 0 failure 10481 PS/2 ESDI Fixed disk 1 failure 10482 PS/2 ESDI Fixed disk controller failure 10483 PS/2 ESDI Fixed disk controller failure 10490 PS/2 ESDI Fixed disk 0 error 10491 PS/2 ESDI Fixed disk 1 error
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