) (05/10/91)
I have a feeling the subject of PS/2 POST codes may have just been
diskcussed here, but I can't find any of the back articles --> please
forgive me if this has already been asked.
The other day I installed a second 2MB SIMM in my PS/2 55SX, for a total
of 4MB RAM. When I turned the machine on after the installation, it reported
3xxxKB OK (4096 - ROM/RAM area, or whatever) and then gave me code 164.
What does this mean? I opened it up again and checked all connections, but
the error persists? Is this something like "physical setup doesn't match
firmware setup" and all I have to do is just run a setup-type program?
Thanks for any help.
-Chris
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ctne_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu * uhura.cc.rochester.edu!ctne_ltd@uunetterrih@mcnc.org (Terri W. Hardwick) (05/10/91)
In article <13944@ur-cc.UUCP> ctne_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Intruder Alert!) writes: > >The other day I installed a second 2MB SIMM in my PS/2 55SX, for a total >of 4MB RAM. When I turned the machine on after the installation, it reported >3xxxKB OK (4096 - ROM/RAM area, or whatever) and then gave me code 164. > >-Chris > Error code 164 = "Memory size setting incorrect (run SETUP)" It seems that anytime you change ANYTHING on the PS2, you have to run the SETUP from the Reference disk again.
milne@ics.uci.edu (Alastair Milne) (05/11/91)
In <13944@ur-cc.UUCP> ctne_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Intruder Alert!) writes: >The other day I installed a second 2MB SIMM in my PS/2 55SX, for a total >of 4MB RAM. When I turned the machine on after the installation, it reported >3xxxKB OK (4096 - ROM/RAM area, or whatever) and then gave me code 164. >What does this mean? I opened it up again and checked all connections, but >the error persists? Is this something like "physical setup doesn't match >firmware setup" and all I have to do is just run a setup-type program? This is just a guess, but I'd say it means you need to run the reference disc again, so the system's configurations catch up with the new memory you've installed. This is your "setup-type" program, if you like. But I have not looked up this code, so I can't promise you don't have a genuine problem. Alastair Milne