Front-Panel Power Led Blink Codes; Bios Error Messages - Intel BOXDQ67EPB3 Specification

Intel Desktop Board DQ67EP Technical Product Specification
4.3

Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes

Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS causes the board's front
panel power LED to blink an error message describing the problem (see Table 38).
Table 38. Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes
Type
F2 Setup/F10 Boot Menu
Prompt
BIOS update in progress
Video error (no add-in
graphics card installed)
Memory error
Thermal trip warning
4.4

BIOS Error Messages

Table 39 lists the error messages and provides a brief description of each.
Table 39. BIOS Error Messages
Error Message
CMOS Battery Low
CMOS Checksum Bad
Memory Size Decreased
No Boot Device Available
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Pattern
None
Off when the update begins, then on for
0.5 seconds, then off for 0.5 seconds. The
pattern repeats until the BIOS update is
complete.
On-off (1.0 second each) two times, then
2.5-second pause (off), entire pattern repeats
(blink and pause) until the system is powered
off.
On-off (1.0 second each) three times, then
2.5-second pause (off), entire pattern repeats
(blinks and pause) until the system is powered
off.
Each beep will be accompanied by the following
blink pattern: .25 seconds on, .25 seconds off,
.25 seconds on, .25 seconds off. This will result
in a total of 16 blinks.
Explanation
The battery may be losing power. Replace the battery soon.
The CMOS checksum is incorrect. CMOS memory may have been
corrupted. Run Setup to reset values.
Memory size has decreased since the last boot. If no memory
was removed, then memory may be bad.
System did not find a device to boot.
Note
For processors requiring an
add-in graphics card