Baby Screamer LC Motherboard User's Guide
27
B I O S N M I H a n d l e r M e s s a g e s
B I O S N M I H a n d l e r M e s s a g e s
The AMIBIOS nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) messages are:
ISA NMIs
Explanation
Memory Parity
Error at
xxxxx
Memory failed. If the memory location is known, it is displayed
as
xxxxx
. If not, the message is
Memory Parity Error ????
.
I/O Card Parity
Error at
xxxxx
An expansion card failed. If the address is known, it is displayed
as
xxxxx
. If not, the message is
I/O Card Parity Error ????
.
DMA Bus Time-out
A device has driven the bus signal for more than 7.8
microseconds.
P O S T M e m o r y T e s t
P O S T M e m o r y T e s t
Normally, the only visible POST routine is the memory test. The power-on screen is shown below.
AMIBIOS (C) 1991 American Megatrends Inc.
Summit 386 BIOS
XXXXX
KB OK
Hit <DEL> if you want to run SETUP
(C) American Megatrends Inc.,
XX-XXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXX-X
A BIOS Identification string is displayed in the left bottom corner of the screen. Press <Ins> during system boot to display two
additional BIOS Identification strings. The strings contain a code that describes the BIOS options, options are explained in the
AMIBIOS ISA and EISA Technical Reference.
