Control panel message
Description
Recommended action
1720-SMART Hard Drive Detects Imminent
Failure
Hard drive is about to fail. (Some hard drives
have a hard drive firmware patch that will fix an
erroneous error message.)
1.
Determine if hard drive is giving correct
error message. Run the Drive Protection
System test under using F2 Diagnostics
when booting the computer.
2.
Apply hard drive firmware patch
if applicable. (Available at
http://www.hp.com/support
.)
3.
Back up contents and replace hard drive.
1796-SATA Cabling Error
One or more SATA devices are improperly
attached. For optimal performance, the SATA 0
and SATA 1 connectors must be used before
SATA 2 and SATA 3.
Ensure SATA connectors are used in ascending
order. For one device, use SATA 0. For two
devices, use SATA 0 and SATA 1. For three
devices, use SATA 0, SATA 1, and SATA 2.
1801-Microcode Patch Error
Processor is not supported by ROM BIOS.
1.
Upgrade BIOS to proper version.
2.
Change the processor.
2200-PMM Allocation Error during MEBx
Download
Memory error during POST execution of the
Management Engine (ME) BIOS Extensions
option ROM.
1.
Reboot the computer.
2.
Unplug the power cord, re-seat the
memory modules, and reboot the
computer.
3.
If the memory configuration was recently
changed, unplug the computer, restore
the original memory configuration, and
reboot the computer.
4.
If the error persists, replace the system
board.
2201-MEBx Module did not checksum correctly
Memory error during POST execution of the
Management Engine (ME) BIOS Extensions
option ROM.
1.
Reboot the computer.
2.
Unplug the power cord, re-seat the
memory modules, and reboot the
computer.
3.
If the memory configuration was recently
changed, unplug the power cord, restore
the original memory configuration, and
reboot the computer.
4.
If the error persists, replace the system
board.
2202-PMM Deallocation Error during MEBx
cleanup
Memory error during POST execution of the
Management Engine (ME) BIOS Extensions
option ROM.
1.
Reboot the computer.
2.
Unplug the power cord, re-seat the
memory modules, and reboot the
computer.
3.
If the memory configuration was recently
changed, unplug the power cord, restore
the original memory configuration, and
reboot the computer.
4.
If the error persists, replace the system
board.
2203-Setup error during MEBx execution
MEBx selection or exit resulted in a setup
failure.
1.
Reboot the computer.
2.
Unplug the power cord, re-seat the
memory modules, and reboot the
computer.
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