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Computer will not boot

New computer, will not boot. Used pci diagnostic card. Code of A6. AMI post codes says it stopped at Enable Parity and NMI. What can I do?

  • princetax Jan 29, 2008

    After getting this helpful hint, I studied the motherboard manual and discovered that the memory had been put in the wrong sockets. I had 2 2gb memory sticks. They had been placed in Sockets Dimm_A1 and Dimm_B1. According to the manual the first placement should take place in Dimm_A2 and Dimm_B2. I changed the memory per the manual and the computer worked fine. That was an important help for me to find the actual problem.

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Hello
please help me
i have mother board that have 686 AMIBIOS c
1999
UB37
3901
when i power it on... the cpu will hot and with out RAM or with RAM motherboard dibugger (or tester) will show D0 - -
and monitor didnt display any things
how can fix my problem?

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The code A6 indicates bad memory. If it is new take it back or replaced under warranty.Most memory manufacturers have a lifetime warranty.


If it came with the new computer, take the whole computer back and get it replaced under warranty.
Please let me know how you make out.
thanks

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    Thomas Christopher Jan 29, 2008

    princetax, I am glad that you got that problem solved. Thanks for the update and the rating...

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Here are 2 suggestions which might be helpful in determining the cause of the nmi error:

• 1. Use the Windows Memory Diagnostic tool to test the RAM on your computer:
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

• 2. Review this article from Microsoft Developers Network: What does an NMI error mean?
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2007/02/27/1769274.aspx

Finally, you may need to replace a memory module. If you need help with replacing the memory, please be sure to ask.

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