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[James]

Trying to come up with a mneumonic for Post error codes. Here is what I have...please suggest improvements:

Write down:

100,
200,
300
400,
500,
600,
1700

Use the mneumonic:

Sweetie Maria, Kiss Me Closely For Heavenssake

The first letter of the above sentence helps in remembering the order:

100 Series ( 100-199): System Board or Motherboard
200 Series ( 200-299): Memory or RAM
300 Series ( 300-399): Keyboard
400 Series ( 400-499): Monochrome Video
500 Series ( 500-599): Color Video
600 Series ( 600-699): Floppy Drive
1700 Series ( 1700-1799): Hard Drive


Any better ideas?

Here are alternatives suggested by members in this thread:
Serious Mishaps Keep    Me     Calling       For        Help
System Memory Keeps  Many  Computers Feeling  Happy.

[surfslyder]

when i took the test 1 week ago the only ones on it were memory and floppy. if that helps.

[MaxiMatt]

A full list of POST codes as well as beep error codes can be found Here
I hope this helps...

[LCT]

THANKS FOR THIS.  PLANNING ON TAKING THE OS TEST NEXT WEEK, THIS WILL BE A GREAT HELP, HAD A QUESTION LIKE THIS ON MY HARDWARE TEST WHICH I COULDN'T REMEMBER WHICH WAS WHICH.

MANY THANKS

[Kxxxmacd]

So far I've found three of these memory tricks on this site and I must say it is extremely helpfull to find this sort of information aswell as all the other usefull resources combined on just one top notch site.

So keep em comin!

[hlin_floyd]

How about:


Serious
Mishaps
Keep
Me
Calling
For
Help

[ANicholls298]

Thats a good way of remembering the POST codes. I'll have to memorize that

[James]

Another one contributed by brianrobinson

Post Number Codes
1 System Board -- Beeps
2 Memory -- Make
3 Keyboard -- Knowledge
5 Video -- Viable
6 Floppy -- For
17 HDDs -- Discovery

Beeps Make Knowledge Viable For Discovery

[wilsont]

THANKS FOR THIS.  PLANNING ON TAKING THE OS TEST NEXT WEEK, THIS WILL BE A GREAT HELP, HAD A QUESTION LIKE THIS ON MY HARDWARE TEST WHICH I COULDN'T REMEMBER WHICH WAS WHICH.

MANY THANKS

Thanks so much, these things really help.

[Foley]

This is genius, thanks. There are 2 areas where i feel my knowledge is lacking and one is error codes and two is laser printing prcesses.

This is a huge help and i try adopt this strategy in many aspects of learning and remembering.

Thanks again..

Foley.

[c_los1519]

This is Great stuff guys! Gonna try to remember this, thanx!

[Gaara135]

This is genius, thanks. There are 2 areas where i feel my knowledge is lacking and one is error codes and two is laser printing prcesses.

This is a huge help and i try adopt this strategy in many aspects of learning and remembering.

Thanks again..

Foley.

a way i found help in the laser printing process is
Califorina Cows Won't Dance The Fandango

Cleaning  Conditioning  Writing  Developing  Transferring   Fusing

[Chris-gibson]

This is amazing, I am having a lot of problems memorizing the error codes and this will really help when I write the Hardware exam in a couple of weeks.

Thanks

[leaf]

First post and wanted to contribute something.

System memory keeps many computers feeling happy.

System : System Board or Motherboard
Memory : Memory or RAM
Keeps : Keyboard
Many : Monochrome Video
Computers : Color Video
Feeling : Floppy Drive
Happy : Hard Drive



Leaf

Edited by jbrown, 26 March 2006 - 01:05 PM.

[James]

Leaf Thats a Great One
I edited the post a bit to show the first letter in bold.

[Grand Puubah]

Whatever memorization technique you use, add this tidbit to it.  Take your notes with you in the your car.  All the list type stuff like the osi model, IRQs, ect.  Ofcourse you can't take them in with you, but you can scan over them.  Then when you get inside and the test conductor gives you some scratch paper, go ahead and write everything down that you just looked at in your car.  Might be a good idea for short term memory loss and it will relax you and make you feel a little more confident.  At least that idea has help me in the past and Im planning on doing it again.
FYI I just added 'Serious Mishaps Keep Me Calling For Help' and 'California Cows Won't Dance The Fandango' to my last minute reminder list.  Thanks for those ideas.

Edited by Grand Puubah, 27 March 2006 - 07:06 PM.

[brownus]

i just wanted to say thanks for your method of remembering error codes its fab and you have helped me a great deal  

[namename]

so far, I find the first Maria one is the easiest to remember. thank you. I m planning to take hard core exam in next 2-3 weeks, I think it is a great help. thank u

[reganthony]

thanks...i love this site...its very helpful

[ginakay]

Awesome. This is so much easier and just in time. Thank you.
ginakay


This Site is the greatest. I wish I had found it before the OS test. I am getting so much to help with the memorization.
It has been a long time since I have been in school and testing. Thanks for the hints.
ginakay