Appendix A: Error Messages And Indicators; Bios Error Codes; Table 10. Bios Beep Codes; Table 11. Front-Panel Power Led Blink Codes - Intel DBS1200KP Product Manual

Appendix A: Error Messages and Indicators

Appendix A:
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Intel Server Board S1200KP reports POST errors in two ways:
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By sounding a beep code and blinking the front panel power LED
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By displaying an error message on the monitor

BIOS Error Codes

Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS causes the board's speaker to beep
and the front panel power LED to blink an error message indicating the problem (see Table 10).
Type
F2 Setup/F10 Boot
Menu Prompt
BIOS update in progress None
Video error (no add-in
graphics card installed)
Memory error
Thermal trip warning
Type
F2 Setup/F10 Boot
Menu Prompt
BIOS update in progress Off when the update begins, then on for
Video error (no add-in
graphics card installed)
Memory error
Thermal trip warning
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Error Messages and Indicators

Table 10. BIOS Beep Codes

Pattern
One 0.5 second beep when the BIOS is ready to
accept keyboard input
On-off (1.0 second each) two times, then a
2.5-second pause (off), the entire pattern repeats
(beeps and pause) once and the BIOS will
continue to boot.
On-off (1.0 second each) three times, then a
2.5-second pause (off), the entire pattern repeats
(beeps and pause) until the system is powered
off.
Alternate high and low beeps (1.0 second each)
for eight beeps followed by system shut down.

Table 11. Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes

Pattern
None
0.5 second, then off for 0.5 second. The pattern
repeats until the BIOS update is complete.
On-off (0.5 second each) two times, then a
3.0-second pause (off), the entire pattern repeats
(blink and pause) until the system is powered off.
On-off (0.5 second each) three times, then a
3.0-second pause (off), the 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 results in a total
of 32 blinks.
Frequency/Comments
932 Hz
932 Hz
For processors requiring an
add-in graphics card
932 Hz
High beep 2000 Hz
Low beep 1500 Hz
Note
For processors requiring an
add-in graphics card
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