Chapter 4: System Resources; Beep Codes; Displayed Error Messages - TYAN TRINITY 450 Manual

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Chapter 4: System Resources

Note: If you experience problems with setting up your system, always check the following things in the

following order:

By checking these items, you will most likely find out what the problem might have been when setting up

your system. For more information on troubleshooting, check the Tyan website at http://www.tyan.com

Fatal errors, which halt the boot process, are communicated through a series or audible beeps. For exam-

ple, if the Award BIOS POST can initialize the video but an error occurs, an error message will be dis-

played. If it cannot display video, it will convey a series of beeps.

If you hear one long beep followed by two short beeps, then a video problem has probably occured and

the BIOS is having difficulty initializing the video display. Any other beep sequences that may or may not

occur are probably due to memory problems.

If an error occurs after the system display has been initialized, an error message will be displayed as fol-

lows:

and the system will halt. Depending on how the Halt On setting was configured in the Standard CMOS

Setup menu, the system may or may not display the error message.

may also appear. Press [F1] to run the Award BIOS Setup if this message appears. The following two

pages show the possible error messages and explanations.

CPU, MEMORY, VIDEO

ERROR Message Line 1

ERROR Message Line 2

Press <F1> to continue

RUN SETUP UTILITY

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