Beep Symptom
3-4-1
Screen retrace test detected
an error.
3-4-2
POST is searching for video
ROM.
4
All other beep code
sequences.
One long and one short
beep during POST.
Base 640 KB memory error
or shadow RAM error.
One long beep and two or
three short beeps during
POST.
(Video error)
Three short beeps during
POST.
Continuous beep.
Repeating short beeps.
No beep symptoms
Note
Type 6268/6278/6288/6338/2173 computers default to
come up quiet (No beep and no memory count and
checkpoint code display) when no errors are detected
by POST.
To enable Beep and memory count and checkpoint
code display when a successful POST occurs:
Enable Power on Status in setup. See "Setup
Utility program" on page 41.
Symptom/Error
No beep during POST but
computer works correctly.
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IBM PC 300/IntelliStation/Aptiva Vol 2 HMM
FRU/Action
1. Video Adapter
(if installed)
2. System Board
3. Display
1. Video Adapter
(if installed)
2. System Board
1. Video Adapter
(if installed)
2. System Board
1. System Board
1. Memory Module
2. System Board
1. Video Adapter
(if installed)
2. System Board
1. See "System board
memory" on page 60.
2. System Board
1. System Board
1. Keyboard stuck key?
2. Keyboard Cable
3. System Board
FRU/Action
1. System Board