PC Analyzer

User’s Guide
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OBLIGATORY CONTENT a
Hexadecimal charactor table @
Improvement Note Desctipfion of LED dispiays @)
Flow chart (3)
Error coda table @
As the 2 - bit code cards diagnose the mainboard by BIOS Description of boap code e (24)
(1)AMI BIOS beep codes (tatal error) (24)
(refer to the ” SYNOPSIS” in chapter 1), the code should not (2)AMI BIOS boop codos (Non - fatal arror) @20
been displayed in such following cases; (3)Award BIOS besp codes = (20)
1. The cerd.is inserted on the mainboard without CPU, or (4)Phoonix BIOS basp codes (25)
CPU is not running. (5)1BM BIOS baep codes @n
8. Corrective Action (27)
2. During the RST LED is lighting (the tested mainboard is reset- (4)111 forget the password, what can | do? @n
ing); ®. Omnipotent password @1
In any cases abovo, tho caed and LED doesn’ ¢ lightor light only 1 1 AMI passwerd = @n
bit; rule out the “original code” . If the code is mof displayed beside I Award passwod 28)
Wl othorg. - (28)
cases above, the card is not compatible with maisbosrd which is being @ Discharge by softwars (28)
tested. You just need a more advanced post card like PIDOSO ®. hardware junper discharge to CMOS BIOS (28)
@. get heips from your dealer (20)
(2)Howto enter CMOS SETUP? 29)
S. If the code is not Includedin the book, what can | do? 29)
10. Answers of fraquently - asked quastions. o)
Introduce of run LEDE @)
Distinguish trus and feisa T (1)
 @ According o experience: 2-bits code card Is svallable in testing
1. SYNOPSIS mainboard below PII300. but not avilablein maiboard above Pii300, soit '
The card Is named POST (Power On Self Test ) card too. It could s betterto buy 4 - bits Pi0050 card, furthermore, we haven' received any il
display the error code by the resultof POST. then you would soon delermine. response from our buyer.
the arror in error coda table. Espacially whan the PC can’ tboot aperating 3. Hexadecimal character table
system, or blank scraen. or the card and motherboard couldn' { issue an
sucible beep. It is a powerful diagnostic tool. Now just uss It. you' Il gat
twice the result with half the sffort .
When the powar Is turnad on. The BIOS would have a strict test with
Decimalist [} 1121814151628]9]50|1) M
system circuit memorizer keyboard video hard disc and floppy drive, then Hexadecimalla‘:esasi 2 8(9]alB clple
analyze the system configuration. Initialize the basic /0 setup that already

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configured. Next. Boot the operating system. e 5] 43516 28 S1Rl6]|L |alé
By tha tralt of the card, you can datermine the orror oasily like this.
During the test of pivotal paris. If the error ocours. It will halt the work and 4. Description of LED displays
Rothing appears on the screen. If the pivotal part is ok, you can have
of the parts that unimportant, this may not halt the work sven if any error [T5) Tooe Dessription
occurs. And the systom repoits an eror message at the same (ims. Now
when th computer goss wrong. Especially the fateful error. As there is RN | Buspuiss | the
RRLEDR TR lights _theg Rap main peara
board hashes workeworked
nothing appears on the scraen, you can insert the card into the expansion
slot, Refer tothe error code tabie and the trouble s clear.
L i g h t a when
(sven wiheu CBOR, apolisd
GLK | Busciock fo|boardmessage. tne power s or taSietthetrerd
emn,
2. OBLIGATORY CONTENT Basic inoutl|LED that turn on_end off when the board is|
B19S | ouipuiread |poworsdon,as €PUls reading to 8103
© The error cods table s in the order of the code valus that rom small Rov_| Manager's [LED ihat urnon and offwhen there s a mes
to big. The sequence that the code displays is docidsd by BIOS of the
motherboard
@ Cods havan't be definad is not includsd in the table. Lights when the board Ts powerad on. or olso|
0G| oseliation [InEo 03brystaloscllation ireut s broken, and has
@ Forthe differant BIOS (such as AMI, Award Phosnix), 2 Cod has message.
ditforent meanings. So maka sura thet which kind Kind of BIOS you ars rame periods |LIgNt3all the time. Turn on and oft anly wher
testing, O view the user's guide, or Sea it on tho BIOS IC on the moth- FRAME | Frame periods |in3roiq'a cireular frame measage. -~
erboard.
' Theras only some code displayed when you insert the card into the Lignts only for hait - secona wnen yousTdsthe
RsT Reset ower
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PCi slot on a fow motherboards, but when it plugged into the [SAslot, al the o
the coda could be displayed. At present, it has bo discovered that the code
displayed when you insert the card into the PCI siot of several computers Lights once the board is powered on. IFit s nofl
which has registered trade mark, but not ISA. Soyou'd better try It on the 12v Power i, " that means the short circuit Svcurs on,
other ot the code is not isplayed. In addtion, on the different PCi siots [ motherboard. or_vaitage can't up ta 12V
of aboard, sama could display the cod, for axample, the code s displayed “rav Power _The seme s “12v
and goes from * 00" to * FF> when you insert the card into tho PCI slol,
‘which is near to the CPU on motherboard DELLS10, butifin the ather siot, v Power _|The same as*12v-
the code
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that reserat thomessage
port *38"output nesdedis not always in - phase, =
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ower |Thesameas 12V" (- 5V is oulpulonly in
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50 somtimos the coda Is displayad whan the card in the ISA, but it is
stopped at the orgination code when in the PCL v Power
© As thero are more and more kinds motherboard, and the code of
BIOS POST is updated coaselessly, o the meanings of error codes is Just
forraference.
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 5. Flow chart 6. Error code table
Phoenizs OF
Powes off; remove all the cards that plugged) Joose At Al Tandy3000
in expansion slot. Code copying o specitc
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Tnsert the card into ISA or PCI slot. (Notice: the component| | cessor
side should face to the power pin, if it plugged in the wrong| {iFhos) vericatin. e
direction, although the card and motherboard is not broken. but| g W hanes ".,f:
it could affect the proper functioning of motherboard. 01 | g zere sgn, cuer i
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test is comrect, may be the software or disc drive, or disk con-[—| o4 | the memary_ronm de
troller, or DMA circuit is at fault. finctlon
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Teplace tha keyboard chip. Il ine ermor persists, check
Sbeeps | Snciner LSt keyboard,
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7 e B (2)AMI BIOS boop codes (Non - fatal errof)
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emory bank wel. o braken =131 Chaok vidso configuration agains CVOS
(4) Phoonix B10S boep codes 2=7-3-2 [ Inialize PCIbus and devices.
Seep Cods | Desoription/ What to Check 2=1-5-5 [ Iniialze il viceo avapiers in sysiem:
T=1=1-3 [ Verfyeal Viods 2-1-4-1 | Shadowviaeo 5IOS AOM
T=1-2-1 [Getcrunms 2-7=1-3 | Display copyrightnotice.
T=1=2-3 T inualze systom hardware 2-2-1-1 [ Display CPUpe andspesd
=151 initalzo onipsst reqisters W IRATPOS Tvalies -5 7-3 [ Test keyboard.
T-T-5-% [Sotin POSTHg 2221 [ Setkey clckil anabled
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=7 =41 | innalize cazhe fo mial POST varues 2-2-5-1 [ Testfor unsxpected mierupis
T=1-4-5 [imtanze /0. 2-2-3-3 [ Display promot" Press F2 o enter SETUP"
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T=2=1-% [ Loa aiternata registers with mia POSTvaluss T3 7 [Testexpanded mamory
T=2-7=3 [Jumpio UserFaicho 2-3-1-7 [Testextencedmemory adross s
T=2-2-1 [ initalze keyvoard coniraler 7=3-2-1 [ JamptoUserPateh
=225 [ 6105 ROM chicksum 2523 [ Contiaure advanced cachs regialers
=251 [ 624 tmer nitiallzaion 2351 | Enable sxternal and GPU caches
T=2-3-5 || 6207
T=2-4=1 Rosot DMA controleriniaiizatien 7-3-5-5 | Display extemai cacho size
Programmale interrupt Gontraier T=3=4=1 | Display shadow message.
T=3=7=1 | Test DRAMIelresh. 7=3—7=3 [ Display non - disposable segrente
=013 | Toster42Koyboard Contiler] 7471 Display orror mossages.
T=8-2-1 | Se1Es seqmentlo ragisior 0.4 6B, 7=4=71-3 |[ Check forconfiguration oroie
15951 ] 20 Autosize DRAM. 2321 |Tostreal-tme ciock
T=3-5-5 | Cloar512K base AN 7-4-2-5 | Cheok orkeyboard errors
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T=¢-1-3 [ Tosi CPUbys - clock irequan —7=7=3 [ Tost coprocessorolprasent.
3=7=7=7 | Disable onboard 170 ports.
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T=¢=5=1 | Shadow system BI0 AW 3171 | Detect and nstall exiermalparalel poris
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124~ 1 Contigure aovanced chipsetiagisiars =T=35=3 [ inialzo Extoridod 6105 Dafa Area
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@ Omnipotent password —o7116 —e710/
For the BIOS Irom different manufacturer, their password is different - ar -
100, Botn ommipotent password and password users sat are able (o uniock Note: the satup of CMOS BIOS wi bv erased during the discharge. 5o
the computer. Try the abbreviation of manufacturer o the character string Ine computer s abie o runming untl you resat 1. 1 it is COMPAQ computer,
which formed by the firs letter of each word. May be it is the omnipotant
pansword. for axample. Jou'd bater got a flogpy disk which siore CMOS program i, then do the
Uietnarge, o aise i s aasy 1o clacharge but hard 1 recover.
1. AMI password. 3" hardwaro jumpor dschargo to CMOS BIOS
A A Bosato AMISW | KILLGMOS Allhe computers could diacharoe 1o GMOS BIOS by swich or jumper.
and clear any prompt (systam booting prompt. CMOS setup proms. Key
AW 585585 | SMOSPWO | AMISETUP | ami. kez ook prompt) . There are examples for the paricuianty of CMOS of some
605 armmi AN SW ami? AN KEY Oniginal packaging computor:
AMISW___| amipswa | amiascod | amam The cischarge of COMPAQ and AST is firished by ciose/open the
PASSWORD | LKWPETER | BIOSPASS | AMIPSWD Swich, but axcept the simte power o, follow these steps
o whon tne extemal power & wined of, push SW1 and SWH -2 to
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c. after 1105 minutes. turn off the computer
d. push SW1 and SW1-210 “off" NOTE: 1. Don'tagainst the rulesin motherboard quality guaranty
e. tumon the computer. enlor CMOS setup to reset Guringrepairtheboard.
Mos!of motherboard discharge 1o GMOS by jurmper,and for the differ 2. Troubleshoating only when the power oft.
entboard, the pin s difersnt_ During the discharge, read the user's guide Error description soluions.
of motherboard fist, if ho stale of GMOS dischargs jumper pin is not in- Memory banks bad Replace il and Iry again
cluded in1, 10 chieck that whether thera ars sighs on the motherboard, such Pin of memory bankis diny Clean 11 with student eraser
* Exit Batter”, * Clean GMOS", "CMOS ROM Reset'. I you find these Memory
- | 7 and iry again.
s PeT TR e oiher Insert the rignt memory bank.
sign, connect the pin of switeh, o efse, remove the batery.
@ get helps from vouur dsaler Bank bank_
Plugged i the wrobrg drec- Insert it propery
Ifihe prablemis no alvedsil, please gatin fouch with you dealer. tion
(2)How10 enter CMOS SETUP? The ‘slot is dirty or something | Glean it

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Awara <Del> or_<Clil>_+ <All> + <ESCs Displayed t Metsllic spring stice i the siot | nserts it and oull i out Ire-
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<Del>_+ + <S> NONE cPU e dirty Clear the dmr things, insert
Packard(Hp) | <F2> NONE pi and pull out t frequently.
GPU s nol plugged well. Chackthe GPU pin
9. If the code is not included in the book, what can I do? Tiean T with student eraser
The pinis sirty Ingart the card and pull it out
A the mainboard manufacturer defines the code. Some codes naven' many times.
tbeen defined, 50 you can got in 1ouch with you dealer and find them. Also Tho POST card s plugged n Digtinguish CarETTy bewoen
it you have the new code meaning, you can wite them down in the following wrongsiot ISA slotand PCIs
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CODE| Doscription BI0S ype (V)
Avard |_AMI_[Phoani] The POST card 15 bad GeTm ol Tomyou dealer
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Power | ane T motherboard 16 nel U~ Tiock The power 3nd CPU
jomper.
%ae "3[Jrere s slot"in" vo code which
export tne1o 1y the other sior (See *
Sioppes | ihg bus. Obligatory content’)
Motherboard error According 1o error codes
POST Connect_the video_dispiay-
falls” mid- | Tha motnerboard send the Actorcing 1 themassaga o
way &rrorcods todes dispiay the scresn to check the error,
thentryagain.
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 Introduce of run LEDS
Only by some units ana a few mainboard siot message, it could runs
ormaly. and it has low error percentum. I the card is plugged into the bad
sl0t, the code stop changing, or the other LEDS is not ight, but the fun LED is
Quite possivie 1o run nomally. You can sove the folowing probiems by the
resuit of “if the run LED has lighted, the mainboard has ever ran’:
The code of the card is bad
The card is not fit for the mainboard which you using
PCI slot or ISA siot is bad.
‘The card is plugged incorrectly or pins of card are diry,or pins in siot
rusted
The mainboard stops working.
The mainboard is working on programs which is out of relation to
codes.

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