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Q: What are the BIOS system configuration errors for this motherboard?

A: The following table provides information about the BIOS system configuration errors that can be reported by the Gateway® E-9722R server motherboard.

Message Displayed Description
DMA-2 Error Error initializing secondary DMA controller. This is a fatal error, often indicating a problem with system hardware.
DMA Controller Error POST error while trying to initialize the DMA controller. This is a fatal error, often indicating a problem with system hardware.
Checking NVRAM.Update Failed BIOS could not write to the NVRAM block. This message appears when the FLASH is write-protected or if there is no FLASH (system uses a PROM or EPROM).
Microcode Error BIOS could not find or load the CPU microcode update to the CPU. This message only applies to Intel CPUs, and does not apply to the E-9722R.
NVRAM Checksum Bad, NVRAM Cleared There was an error while validating the NVRAM data. This causes POST to clear the 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 PnP data was not used for system configuration during POST.
NVRAM Bad The NVRAM data used to store PnP data was not used for system configuration during POST due to a data error.
Static Resource Conflict Two or more static devices are trying to use the same resource space (usually Memory 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 table error BIOS POST (DIM code) found a PCI device in the system but was unable to figure out how to route an IRQ to the device. Usually this is caused by an incomplete description of the PCI Interrupt Routing of the system.
Timer Error Indicates an error while programming the count register of channel 2 of the 8253 timer. This may indicate a problem with system hardware.
Interrupt Controller-1 error The BIOS could not initialize the master Interrupt Controller, and may indicate a problem with system hardware.
Interrupt Controller-2 error The BIOS could not initialize the slave Interrupt Controller, and may indicate a problem with system hardware.