Critical Low Error

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Notes:

The most likely cause is listed first.

A numeric error is displayed for each error detected in POST or system operation.

In the displays, n can be any number.

Error code

Symptom or error

Field replaceable unit or action, in sequence

0175 Bad CRC1, stop POST task. The EEPROM checksum is not correct.

System board

0176 System Security. The system has been tampered with.

Run BIOS Setup Utility. Then save current setting by pressing F10.

System board

0177 Bad SVP data. Stop POST task. System board

0182 Bad CRC2. Enter BIOS Setup and Load Setup Defaults. Run the BIOS Setup Utility and Load Setup Defaults

0185 Bad startup sequence settings. Enter BIOS Setup and Load Setup Defaults. Run the BIOS Setup Utility and Load Setup Defaults

0187 EAIA data access error. The access to EEPROM has failed.

System board

0188 Invalid RFID serialization information area or bad CRC2. The EEPROM checksum is not correct.

System board

0189 Invalid RFID configuration information area. The EEPROM checksum is not correct.

System board

0190 Critical low battery error

Charge the battery pack

Battery pack

0191 System Security. Invalid Remote Change requested.

Run BIOS Setup Utility. Then save current setting by pressing F10.

System board

0192 System Security. Embedded Security hardware tamper detected. System board

0195 Security hardware tamper detected

Enter BIOS Setup Utility by entering supervisor password. Then select Config, select Security chip, and then select Clear Security chip to clear this error.

Security chip

System board

0196 Security hardware removed

Enter BIOS Setup Utility by entering supervisor password. Then select Config, select Security chip, and then select Clear Security chip to clear this error.

Security chip

System board

0197 Invalid Remote change requested The remote configuration for the security chip has failed. Confirm the operation and try again.

0199 System Security. Security password retry count exceeded.

Run BIOS Setup Utility. Then save current setting by pressing F10.

System board

01C8

More than one modem devices are found. Remove one of them. Press Esc to continue.

Remove either a Mini PCI modem card or a modem daughter card; otherwise press Esc to ignore the warning message.

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01C9 More than one Ethernet devices are found. Remove one of them. Press the Esc key to continue.

Remove either a Mini PCI Ethernet card or an Ethernet daughter card, other wise press the Esc key to ignore the warning message.

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01CA More than one Wireless LAN devices are found. Remove one of them.

Remove the wireless LAN device that you installed.

System board

0200 Hard drive error. The hard drive is not working.

Remove and reinstall the hard drive

Run the BIOS Setup Utility and Load Setup Defaults

Hard drive

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021x Keyboard error

Run an interactive tests of the keyboard and the auxiliary input device

0220 Monitor type error. Monitor type does not match the one specified in CMOS.

Run the BIOS Setup Utility and Load Setup Defaults

0230 Shadow RAM error. The shadow RAM failure at offset nnnn.

System board

0231 System RAM error. System RAM failure at offset nnnn.

DIMM

System board

0232 Extended RAM error. Extended RAM failure at offset nnnn.

DIMM

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0250 System battery error. System battery is dead.

Replace the backup battery. Then run BIOS Setup Utility to reset the time and date.

0251 System CMOS checksum bad. Default configuration used.

Replace the backup battery. Then run BIOS Setup Utility to reset the time and date.

0252 Password checksum bad. The password is cleared.

Reset the password by running BIOS Setup Utility

0260 System timer error

Replace the backup battery. Then run BIOS Setup Utility to reset the time and date.

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0270 Real time clock error

Replace the backup battery. Then run

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