Beep Codes - American Megatrends Excalibur PCI User Manual

Beep Codes

Errors may occur during AMIBIOS POST (Power On Self Test). Fatal errors are communicated through a series of
audible beeps. All errors except Beep Code 8 are fatal.
What to Do If the Computer Beeps
Chapter 5 AMIBIOS POST
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Beeps Error message
1 Refresh Failure
2 Parity Error
3 Base 64 KB Memory
Failure
4 Timer Not Operational
5 Processor error
6 8042 - Gate A20 Failure
7 Processor Exception
Interrupt Error
8 Display Memory
Read/Write Error
9 ROM Checksum Error
10 CMOS Shutdown
Register Read/Write
Error
If the system beeps...
1, 2, or 3 times... reseat the memory SIMMs or DIPs. If the system
still beeps, replace the memory.
6 times... reseat the keyboard controller chip. If it still beeps,
replace the keyboard controller. If it still beeps, try
a different keyboard, or replace the keyboard fuse,
if the keyboard has one.
8 times... memory error on the video adapter. Replace the
video adapter, or the RAM on the video adapter.
9 times... the BIOS ROM chip is bad. The system probably
needs a new BIOS ROM chip.
11 times... reseat the cache memory on the motherboard. If it
still beeps, replace the cache memory.
4, 5, 7, or 10 times... the motherboard must be replaced.
Description
The memory refresh circuitry on the
motherboard is faulty.
Parity error in the first 64 KB of memory.
Memory failure in first 64 KB.
Memory failure in the first 64 KB or Timer 1
on the motherboard is not functioning.
The CPU (Central Processing Unit) on the
motherboard has generated an error.
AMIBIOS cannot switch to protected mode.
The CPU on the motherboard generated an
exception interrupt.
The system video adapter is either missing or
its memory is faulty.
The ROM checksum value does not match
the value encoded in AMIBIOS.
The shutdown register for CMOS RAM
failed.
then...