Acer ASPIRE X5300 Service Manual

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Chapter 4 61System ConfigurationMessage Displayed DescriptionDMA-1 Error Error initializing primary DMA controller. This is a fatal error, often indication aproblem with system hardware.DMA-2 Error Error initializing secondary DMA controller. This is a fatal error, often indication aproblem with system hardware.DMA Controller Error POST error while trying to initialize the DMA controller. This is a fatal error, oftenindication a problem with system hardware.CheckingNVRAM..UpdateFailedBIOS could not write to the NVRAM block. This message appears when the FLASHpart is write-protected or if there is no FLASH part (System uses a PROM orEPROM).Microcode Error BIOS could not find or load the CPU Microcode Update to the CPU. This messageonly applies to INTEL CPUs. The message is most likely to appear when a brandnew CPU is installed in a motherboard with an outdated BIOS. In this case, theBIOS must be updated to include the Microcode Update for the new CPU.NVRAM ChecksumBad, NVRAMClearedThere was an error in while validating the NVRAM data. This causes POST to clearthe NVRAM data.Resource Conflict More than one system device is trying to use the same non-shareable resources(Memory or I/O).NVRAM Ignored The NVRAM data used to store Plug’n’Play (PnP) data was not used for systemconfiguration in POST.NVRAM Bad The NVRAM data used to store Plug’n’Play (PnP) data was not used for systemconfiguration in POST due to a data error.Static ResourceConflictTwo or more Static Devices are trying to use the same resource space (usuallyMemory or I/O).PCI I/O conflict A PCI adapter generated an I/O resource conflict when configured by BIOS POST.PCI ROM conflict A PCI adapter generated an I/O resource conflict when configured by BIOS POST.PCI IRQ conflict A PCI adapter generated an I/O resource conflict when configured by BIOS POST.PCI IRQ routing tableerrorBIOS POST (DIM code) found a PCI device in the system but was unable to figureout how to route an IRQ to the device. Usually this error is causing by anincomplete description of the PCI Interrupt Routing of the system.Timer Error Indicates an error while programming the count register of channel 2 of the 8254timer. This may indicate a problem with system hardware.Refresh timer testfailedBIOS POST found that the refresh timer hardware failed to pass the RefreshRetrace Test.Interrupt Controller-1errorBIOS POST could not initialize the Master Interrupt Controller. This may indicate aproblem with system hardware.