Memory Error On Bootup
that everything is working properly. Assuming that the BIOS is able to boot the system far enough to gain access to the video subsystem, it will display information about the PC as it boots. It will also use the video system to communicate error messages to the user. In fact, most boot problems are displayed via video error messages, as opposed to audio beep codes. For more information on beep codes, see AMI Beep Codes or Award Beep Codes. An error message can be produced by various different parts of the system during the POST process, depending on how far into the boot process the system gets before it is occurs. Most error messages are produced by the system BIOS, as it is responsible for most of the functions occur during boot. Other error messages are operating-system-specific. There are many thousands of individual error messages; some are more common than others because there are only a few different BIOS companies that are used by the majority of PCs out there today. You should note though that the exact wording of an error message can be changed by the manufacturer of each system or motherboard, thereby providing for a multitude of variations. In most cases, the messages are pretty similar to each other, and you may see slightly different wording in the error message you see as opposed to the ones listed here. Essentially though, if the messages appear similar, it is probably safe to follow the diagnosis here. "Disk drive failure" and "Diskette drive failure" are what we would consider similar in nature, however you may want to consult your motherboards owner's manual regarding any unusual messages, or to ensure that your manufacturer means the same thing with their messages that other companies do. Additional Notes: We have tried to list all the error messages in alphabetical order for simplicity, however you may find a few that appear out of order. These were intentionally inserted out of order to place them with error messages that are similar or fit a certain category. Some
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we highly recommend that you visit our Guide for New Members. Solved: Memory Error Message at Startup Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by AustinM, Sep https://forums.techguy.org/threads/solved-memory-error-message-at-startup.395691/ 2, 2005. Thread Status: Not open for further replies. Advertisement AustinM Thread Starter Joined: Feb 7, 2004 Messages: 169 Laptop is a Compaq Presario WinXP Home 2.6GHz 256x1 + 512x1 333 DDR SDRAM Built in 802.11b/g 80gb hard drive, installed about 4 months ago DVDRW drive, installed about 4 months ago On startup, when I get to the "to begin, click your user name" screen, an error memory error message pops up every time. ~~~~~ HPWirelessMgr.exe - Application Error The instruction at "0z76b2398c" referenced memory at "0x00000000". The memory could not be "read". Click on OK to terminate the program Click on CANEL to debug the program ~~~~~ Clicking either on OK or CANCEL does nothing - just makes the error message go away. What is it telling me and how can I fix it? Thanks! memory error on AustinM, Sep 2, 2005 #1 Sponsor rgn21 Joined: Jun 8, 2005 Messages: 14 http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=538189 The link above will direct you as to how to fix or try to fix your problem. Unfortunately from what I have seen there isn't an answer from HP on this. Some of the users from the site above have found things that worked...you may want to look into it, although I would read the entire page before trying any of them. Hope this helps. rgn21, Sep 2, 2005 #2 Elvandil Joined: Aug 1, 2003 Messages: 51,988 Is this a new error and has anything on your machine changed just prior to its appearance? This appears to be part of HP's Notebook Utilities. You could see if thay have an update to the software on their site. If you have SP2 installed, you might try adding that executable to the exemptions list. Elvandil, Sep 2, 2005 #3 AustinM Thread Starter Joined: Feb 7, 2004 Messages: 169 rgn21 - thanks for the link! A post in that thread recommended installing SP26144.exe from HP. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericSoftwareDownloadIndex?lc=en&cc =us&softwareitem=ob-18405-1 I did that, and it fixed the error message. Thanks! Elvandil - I appreciate your help. Thanks for this a