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HP Pavilion dv5000 Resource Conflict Errors upon Start-up

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by melsocme

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Unfortunately my issue is quite complicated, and no one appears to know what the problem is.

So here it goes:

I have an HP Pavilion dv5000 (dv5224nr) laptop computer that I purchased in August of 2006. Unfortunately, out of no where in October of 2007, one day when I started up my laptop, all of a sudden my laptop beeped 2 times, and 4 Resource Conflicts presented themselves on the screen. They read as follows:

ERROR
Resource Conflict- PCI Serial Bus Controller in slot 03 (Bus:06, Device:04, Function:02)

ERROR
Resource Conflict- PCI Mass Storage Controller in slot 03 (Bus:06, Device: 04, Function: 03)

ERROR
Resource Conflict- PCI in slot 03 (Bus:06, Device:04, Function:04)

ERROR
Resource Conflict- PCI Network Controller in slot 04 (Bus:06, Device:06, Function: 00)

Now as I said, this occurred out of no where. Therefore, I was able to run into windows by selected Resume at the bottom, and everything else worked besides any means of connecting to the internet. The funny thing was, maybe 2/50 times I would turn on my laptop, it would run fine, no beeping or errors or anything.

I then proceeded to sit at my house computer, attempting to chat with some HP technicans via online, and got a variety of responses from each of them. One was saying it was a memory issue, another was saying it was static electricity, and another was saying it was my motherboard. So I decided to take it into Geek Squad at Best Buy to get it looked at, since my warranty was already up for HP. Upon bringing it into Geek Squad, they ran a diagnostic, and told me that my hard drive didn't pass, and if I replace that, it will be fixed. So I paid overall, about $200 to Geek Squad to supposedly get this issue fixed, but to my surprise, when I turned it on after reinstalling windows xp and all the drivers and applications, it still beeped! Upon bringing it back to Geek Squad, they then told me that it was my Operating System that was causing the issue....

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but I am pretty damn sure that it could not be my OPERATING SYSTEM, considering my internet, and these issues would arise, ANYTIME i lifted my computer up off a desk to reposition it, or even touched it a way it didn't like. Now I'm pretty sure that after uninstalling and reinstalling these (!) drivers, and it still not working, wouldn't mean it is my operating system. I even had someone that knows alot of software installation sitting next to me as i Installed Windows XP on my new harddrive myself, and have it still not work.

Please Help Me!

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by the scummy one

before XP booted (at the POST) then the OS can be ruled out. Have you tried updating the BIOS firmware? Or maybe even replacing the CMOS battery may fix the issue (strange issues can happen).

If it is after it boots into Windows that the errors occur, it is still likely to be a problem with Windows itself, however if it only happens upon moving the unit, it is likely that the MB needs to be re-seated/replaced, or something on the board is a little loose and loses connection, or shorts out a small circuit.

by melsocme

I have actually gone onto the HP website and downloaded all of the necessary updates for the notebook's drivers and software and what not, and the BIOS update was one of them, but unfortunately it has not done anything different for it.

But yes, these Resource Conflicts do present themselves before Windows XP has a chance to load, it occurs as soon as the HP black screen appears. It beeps 2 times, and then provides the resource conflict errors.

In addition, I was curious if reseating the motherboard, would be something that I would be able to attempt on my own without seeking a professional?

by the scummy one

on your knowledge of computers/notebooks. I would not recommend a novice trying to replace a MB in a notebook system, or even re-adding one. However, if you are confident in your skills and take precautions, it may not be too difficult.
Also, see my other post before attempting this route.
Also, replace the CMOS battery before trying to fiddle with the motherboard.

by the scummy one

it may also likely be due to a bad PSU or main battery. Try removing the battery completely, and then plug in the power adapter. Does it continue?

by melsocme

Well I have tried quite a few times to remove my battery pack, and the power adapter, then hold down the power button (which was suggested to me by an HP tech to remove static electricity), and it has worked for a short while after that.

But also, I have attempted to just have my notebook run off of just the power adapter, but more often than not, it does not make any change to the condition.

by Former member

BIOS Beep Codes

What is a BIOS Beep Code?
When you power on a computer the BIOS immediately takes control of the computer and performs the P.O.S.T (Power On Self Test). At the end of the POST the computer will play an audible 'BEEP' through either the PC's internal speaker of through speakers attached to the sound card (if you have a built-in sound chip). If the POST completed successfully without detecting any problems with then system will play a single short beep to let you know the test is complete and the computer will continue to startup and load the operating system.

If during the POST the BIOS detects a problem it will normally display a visual error message on the monitor explaining what the problem is. However, if a problem is detected before the BIOS initializes the video card, or a video card is not present or not detected then the BIOS will play several 'BEEPS' through the speaker to let you know there is a problem. Depending on the type of the BIOS you have the BIOS may play beeps in a specific pattern to indicate what the problem is, or play the same beep a number of times indicating the problem. It is very important that you pay close attention to the number and/or pattern of the beeps your computer plays on startup.

Below is a table of the most common AMI, Phoenix and Award BIOS beep codes.

AMI (American Megatrends International) BIOS Beep Codes.
AMI BIOS uses beeps of the same length and pitch. The error is displayed as a number of beeps. For example, 4 beeps indicated a timer failure.
BEEP CODE MEANING POSSIBLE CAUSE
1 Beep (No video) Memory refresh failure Bad memory
2 Beeps Memory parity error Bad memory
3 Beeps Base 64K mem failure Bad memory
4 Beeps Timer not operational Bad motherboard
5 Beeps Processor error Bad processor
6 Beeps 8042 Gate A20 failure Bad CPU or Motherboard
7 Beeps Processor exception Bad processor
8 Beeps Video memory error Bad video card or memory
9 Beeps ROM checksum error Bad BIOS
10 Beeps CMOS checksum error Bad motherboard
11 Beeps Cache memory bad Bad CPU or motherboard

Award BIOS Beep Codes
Award BIOS uses beeps of varying duration. A long beep will typically last for 2 seconds while a short beep will last only 1 second. Award BIOS also uses beeps of different frequency to indicate critical errors. If an Award BIOS detects that the CPU is overheating it may play a high pitched repeating beep while the computer is running.
BEEP CODE MEANING POSSIBLE CAUSE
1 Long, 2 Short Video adapter failure Bad video adapter
Repeating (Endless loop) Memory error Bad memory or bad connection
1 Long, 3 Short Video adapter failure Bad video adapter or memory
High freq. beeps (while running) CPU is overheating CPU fan failure
Repeating High, Low beeps CPU failure Bad processor

Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes
Phoenix BIOS uses beep code patterns to indicate problems. In the table below the '-' indicates a brief pause between beeps.

Example: 1 - 1 - 2 would sound like BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP
BEEP CODE MEANING POSSIBLE CAUSE
1 - 1 - 2 CPU / motherboard failure Bad CPU / motherboard
1 - 1 - 3 CMOS read/write failure Bad motherboard
1 - 1 - 4 BIOS ROM failure Bad BIOS chip
1 - 2 - 1 Timer failure Bad motherboard
1 - 2 - 2 DMA failure Bad motherboard
1 - 2 - 3 DMA failure Bad motherboard
1 - 3 - 1 Memory refresh failure Bad memory
1 - 3 - 2 64K memory failure Bad memory
1 - 3 - 3 64K memory failure Bad memory
1 - 3 - 4 64K memory failure Bad memory
1 - 4 - 1 Address line failure Bad memory
1 - 4 - 2 Parity error Bad memory
1 - 4 - 3 Timer failure Bad motherboard
1 - 4 - 4 NMI port failure Bad motherboard
2 - 1 - 1 64K memory failure Bad memory
2 - 1 - 2 64K memory failure Bad memory
2 - 1 - 3 64K memory failure Bad memory
2 - 1 - 4 64K memory failure Bad memory
2 - 2 - 1 64K memory failure Bad memory
2 - 2 - 2 64K memory failure Bad memory
2 - 2 - 3 64K memory failure Bad memory
2 - 2 - 4 64K memory failure Bad memory
2 - 3 - 1 64K memory failure Bad memory
2 - 3 - 2 64K memory failure Bad memory
2 - 3 - 3 64K memory failure Bad memory
2 - 3 - 4 64K memory failure Bad memory
2 - 4 - 1 64K memory failure Bad memory
2 - 4 - 2 64K memory failure Bad memory
2 - 4 - 4 64K memory failure Bad memory
2 - 4 - 4 64K memory failure Bad memory
3 - 1 - 1 Slave DMA failure Bad motherboard
3 - 1 - 2 Master DMA failure Bad motherboard
3 - 1 - 3 Interrupt controller failure Bad motherboard
3 - 1 -4 Slave IC failure Bad motherboard
3 - 2 -2 Interrupt Controller failure Bad motherboard
3 - 2 - 3
3 - 2 - 4 Keyboard control failure Bad motherboard
3 - 3 - 1 CMOS batter failure Bad CMOS battery
3 - 3 - 2 CMOS configuration error Incorrect setting
3 - 3 - 3
3 - 3 - 4 Video memory failure Bad video card or memory
3 - 4 - 1 Video init failure Bad video card or memory
4 - 2 - 1 Timer failure Bad motherboard
4 - 2 - 2 CMOS shutdown failure Bad motherboard
4 - 2 - 3 Gate A20 failure Bad motherboard
4 - 2 - 4 Unexpected interrupt Bad processor
4 - 3 - 1 RAM test failure Bad memory
4 - 3 - 3 Timer failure Bad motherboard
4 - 3 - 4 RTC failure Bad motherboard
4 - 4 - 1 Serial port failure Bad motherboard
4 - 4 - 2 Parallel port failure Bad motherboard
4 - 4 - 3 Coprocessor failure Bad motherboard or CPU.
9 - 2 - 1 Video adapter incompatibility Use a different brand of video card

Please post back if you have more problems or questions.

by melsocme

Unfortunately, I have Phoenix BIOS and it beeps 2 times with no pauses. And that usually means that my memory has gone bad, from what it sounds like from reading what you posted, but the thing is, i had my memory tested by technicans and they said its fine. So I don't get it :(

by the scummy one

my first suggestion would be to replace the CMOS battery and see if that fixes it (only a few $$).
Remove any PCMCIA cards, flash cards, etc. that may be in the unit.
If that does not work, likely it is an issue on the MB, try setting the BIOS to defaults. If this does not work, then likely the MB is in need of repair/replacement.

by melsocme

I have become quite familiar with the BIOS screen and i have reset the BIOS to default settings many times and it has not fixed the issue.

I also got responses on another website from a few other people if you want to check it out and see if you agree.

I really appreciate your time and help btw. If you have any issues view the other site, let me know, and i'll cut and paste their responses directly.

http://www.pctechbytes.net/forums/showthread.php?p=68224&posted=1#post68224

by the scummy one

forgotten about the movement thing. The MB is likely affected and either needs to be reseated, or something attached needs to be reseated, or there is a problem with it.

So, it would appear that you can get a crash course in notebook repair, or maybe you will need to obtain a new notebook.
I am still surprised that geek squad told you it is the OS. what a hoot. Looks like the HP techs were much closer to the target (static/mobo issue, etc.)

If you do decide to take it apart, please post back

by the scummy one

I mis-read part of your post. You said that memory was mentioned, however I interpreted it as it was tested. If the memory has errors on it, this can happen as well.

Download a memory tester such as memtest86
let it run for the full 24 hours. Is there any memory errors?

by melsocme

When I talked with the HP technicians, and i described to them the 2 beeps before the Resource Conflicts, they said that the 2 beeps usually means there is an issue with the memory. So the guy had me properly ground myself, then remove the 2 memory cards and place them back in, to make sure the issue was not just something where they needed to readjusted.

At the same time, Geek Squad at Best Buy also ran a diagnostic test overnight, where I believe they might have tested the memory as well, but they said everything passed with flying colors (after the hard drive was replaced of course), so thats where they decided to tell me it was the OS...

by the scummy one

the RAM may be causing the problem. If you have a spare chip around, try swapping it out. If the system is using both slots for RAM, then remove 1, see if the problem continues, if so swap them and see if the problem continues. If the problem goes away with 1 of the chips out, then that is likely the faulty chip.

by melsocme

Well it actually turns out that Geek Squad's diagnostic testing does test over memory, and mine passed perfectly fine. So...it looks like it isn't a memory issue.

by agnius.a

I had same problem with Adaptec U320 SCSI Raid controller, out of nowhere.

First it does not have anything to do with OS!!! This system check is done before even accessing hard disk. Its done through BIOS.

I have tried everything: using different slot, changing BIOS settings, reseting BIOS etc... did not help.

It happened when PC got some vibration in my car... so I ran through all cards etc. again and it fixed the problem.

It never happened before with same motherboard workstation, which had integrated SCSI controller.

by melsocme

What do you mean that you ran through all cards again and it fixed the issue? what exactly did you do?

by garyarthur1000

Well i knocked my laptop onto the floor and keep getting the same errors,i have tried everything you have all mentioned(very good advice) but now i have removed the RTC battery for 5 minutes removed the wireless card completly and one of the extra memory modules i had put in amd now im 1.5 hours through a full system recovery, so hopefully thats it .... im keeping my fingers crossed. good luck

by melsocme

...what happens and if it ends up fixing your problem. Because nothing is working!

by rob miners

as Scummy has suggested and test the RAM. I don't think that I would trust someone who had just ripped me off for a Hard Drive. :)

by melsocme

...and everything tested out fine though. *sigh*

The good thing is that i called best buy corporate and got half my money back.

by webmaster

I just had the same error with a client's HP desktop. The card in the PCI 03 slot needed to be reseated and everything is now fine. I don't know if this is applicable to your laptop, but it may be of some help in your troubleshooting

by lisam74

I am running into the same problem with an LG LS50 notebook model CELA. Formatted it not once not twice but 3 times and i keep getting Resource Conflict- PCI Serial Bus Controller on Motherboard Bus:02 Device:00 function:02 and Resource Conflict- Mass Storage Controller on Motherboard Bus:02 Device:00 and function:03.....this problem is gettin annoying not to mention i cant find the vga compatible video controller for it. Someone please help!

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