Another first time error for me!

[Ishbar]

I/O Card Parity Interrupt at 04EC-00DD
Type (S)hut off MMI, (R)eboot, other keys to continue.


 

[fwilson]

Ishbar,

You're having all the fun!  Is this the same machine?

-Fred

[Ishbar]

Nope, different unit.
I just am having an eventful day, I have three more!

It's a Dell XPS system, an old clunky one with a proprietary PSU that runs the entire base of the unit. Heavy as hell too!

[Ishbar]

So It was during the Mobo/Vid tests that this occured. (I ran quick test first)
So The HDD passed and then I tried the Cpu/Mem test and I found...


PC-DOCTOR 3.0.1590 SYSTEM TEST LOG
==================================
System Serial Number: GX04N81
This file was created 12/2/2008 at 17:34

Batch Mode: 4 - CPU/Memory Test

Testing Started   12/02/2008 17:34:42

CPU 1 CPU Registers.....................PASSED 
CPU 1 CPU Arithmetics...................PASSED 
CPU 1 CPU Logical Operations............PASSED 
CPU 1 CPU String Operations.............PASSED 
CPU 1 CPU Misc Operations...............PASSED 
CPU 1 CPU Interrupts/Exceptions.........PASSED 
CPU 1 CPU Buffers/Cache.................PASSED 
CPU 1 CPU C&T/Cyrix Specific............N/A     
CPU 1 CoProc Registers..................PASSED 
CPU 1 CoProc Commands...................PASSED 
CPU 1 CoProc Arithmetics................PASSED 
CPU 1 CoProc Transcendental.............PASSED 
CPU 1 CoProc Exceptions.................PASSED 
CPU 1 CoProc Cyrix/IIT..................N/A     
CPU 1 MMX Test..........................PASSED 
CPU 2 CPU Registers.....................PASSED 
CPU 2 CPU Arithmetics...................PASSED 
CPU 2 CPU Logical Operations............PASSED 
CPU 2 CPU String Operations.............PASSED 
CPU 2 CPU Misc Operations...............PASSED 
CPU 2 CPU Interrupts/Exceptions.........PASSED 
CPU 2 CPU Buffers/Cache.................PASSED 
CPU 2 CPU C&T/Cyrix Specific............N/A     
CPU 2 CoProc Registers..................PASSED 
CPU 2 CoProc Commands...................PASSED 
CPU 2 CoProc Arithmetics................PASSED 
CPU 2 CoProc Transcendental.............PASSED 
CPU 2 CoProc Exceptions.................PASSED 
CPU 2 CoProc Cyrix/IIT..................N/A     
CPU 2 MMX Test..........................PASSED 
Base Fast Pattern.......................PASSED 
Base Fast Address.......................PASSED 
Base Medium Pattern.....................PASSED 
Base Medium Address.....................PASSED 
Base Heavy Pattern......................PASSED 
Base Heavy Address......................PASSED 
Base Bus Throughput.....................PASSED 
Extended Fast Pattern...................PASSED 
Extended Fast Address...................PASSED 
Extended Medium Pattern.................PASSED 
Extended Medium Address.................PASSED 
Extended Heavy Pattern..................PASSED 
Extended Heavy Address..................PASSED 
Extended Code Test......................PASSED 
Extended Advanced Pattern...............
  Failed address=513D7B7C  Read data=AA8AAAAA  Expected=AAAAAAAA
Extended Advanced Pattern               FAILED  12/02/2008 18:13

Testing Completed 12/02/2008 18:13:43


More bad memory?

[fwilson]

Ishbar,

Looks that way.

-Fred

[Ishbar]

What about the first issue, any insight to that?
You've been a big help btw.

[fwilson]

Ishbar,

I have seen this with bad cards or bad PCI connector.

The I/O Card Parity Interrupt refers to the interrupt generated to gain control of the PCI BUS. 

NMI is a Non Maskable Interrupt, pretty much an interrupt that can not be ignored or masked off by the system normally.

The error indicates something went terribly wrong when a card or device tried to do what it had to do.   I would start removing “unnecessary” cards, re-testing in between.  Hopefully it is a card as onboard devices access the PCI bus with interrupts also and you can’t replace them.

-Fred