Beep Codes and Error Messages 3-5Table 3-2. System Error MessagesMessage Definition Probable CausesAddress marknot foundAttachmentfailed torespondBIOS found faulty disksector or could not findparticular disk sector.Diskette drive or hard-disk drive controllercannot send data toassociated drive.Faulty diskette/tape drivesubsystem or hard-diskdrive subsystem (defec-tive system board). Faultyinterface cable orconnector.Bad commandor file nameCommand entered doesnot exist or is not inpathname specified.Bad command.Bad error-correctioncode (ECC) ondisk readControllerhas failedDiskette drive or hard-disk drive controllerdetected uncorrectableread error.Hard-disk drive orassociated controllerdefective.Faulty diskette/tape drivesubsystem or hard-diskdrive subsystem (defec-tive system board).Data error System received un-recoverable data-readerror from diskette orhard-disk drive.Faulty diskette, diskettedrive, or hard-disk drive.DecreasingavailablememoryRead/write failureduring POST preventssystem from usingavailable memory.One or more DIMMsfaulty or improperlyseated.Diskettedrive 0 seekfailureDiskettedrive 1 seekfailureDiskette/tape drive con-troller could not locatespecific sector or track.Faulty or improperlyinserted diskette,incorrect settings in Sys-tem Setup program,loose diskette/tape driveinterface cable, or loosepower cable.Diskette readfailureFailure occurred whilesystem attempted toread diskette.Faulty diskette, faulty orimproperly connecteddiskette/tape drive inter-face cable, or loose powercable.Diskette sub-system resetfailedSystem could not suc-cessfully issue resetcommand to diskettecontroller.Faulty diskette/tape drivecontroller (defective sys-tem board).
