Bios Error Messages; Front-Panel Power Led Blink Codes - Intel DQ87PG Specification

Intel Desktop Board DQ87PG Technical Product Specification
4.1.2

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 code describing the problem (see Table 44).
Table 44. Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes
Type
F2 Setup/F10 Boot Menu
Prompt
BIOS update in progress
Video error
Memory error
Thermal trip warning
4.2

BIOS Error Messages

The BIOS also displays error messages during POST. Table 45 lists the error
messages and provides a brief description of each.
Table 45. 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
When no VGA option ROM is
found.