Alarm — hardware faultProcessor (CPU)

E1420 — System BIOS reported a processor bus parity error

Philips CT error code, reported by the MND Extended Storage Server (Dell PowerEdge 2900 hardware).

What E1420 means

On Mobile Network Device (MND) Extended Storage Option CT systems, status code E1420 indicates: System BIOS reported a processor bus parity error. The code originates in the Processor (CPU) section of the MND Extended Storage Server (Dell PowerEdge 2900 hardware). Severity level alarm (Alarm — hardware fault).

Reported action: See the Getting Help section (p.10) of the guide..

Listed as an LCD front-panel status/error code ('CPU Bus PERR', Table 2 LCD Status Messages, p.21).

Full troubleshooting for E1420

The complete diagnosis, cause tree, and step-by-step remedy for the Processor (CPU) subsystem are documented in the FSELIB Activion16 (TSX-031A) service manual — re-authored, web-first, with real figures.

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Related Processor (CPU) codes

E1229Processor VCORE voltage regulator has failedE1410Microprocessor is reporting a system error (IERR)E1414Microprocessor exceeded the acceptable temperature range and halted operation (Thermtrip)E1418Processor is missing or bad; system is in an unsupported configurationE141CProcessors are in a configuration unsupported by the manufacturerE141FSystem BIOS reported a processor protocol errorE1421System BIOS reported a processor initialization errorE1422System BIOS reported a machine check error
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Source: Philips Mobile Network Device (MND) Extended Storage Option Troubleshooting Guide, Rev A — 4598 004 17081 (LCD Status Messages table). Reference information re-authored by FSELIB — not a copy of the OEM manual.