No-Beep Symptoms; Beep Errors - Lenovo ThinkPad L430 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Table 2. Error messages (continued)
Symptom or error (beeps, if any)
System Security – .Security password retry count
exceeded.
Unauthorized network card is plugged in - Power off and
remove the Mini PCI network card.
System Configuration Data Read Error
(two short beeps)
The battery installed is not supported by this system
and will not charge. Please replace the battery with the
correct Lenovo battery for this system. Press the ESC
key to continue.
Attention: Lenovo has no responsibility for the
performance or safety of unauthorized batteries, and
provides no warranties for failures or damage arising out
of their use.

No-beep symptoms

Table 3. No-beep symptoms
Symptom or error
No beep, power-on indicator on, LCD blank, and no
POST.
No beep, power-on indicator on, and LCD blank during
POST.
The power-on password prompt appears.
The hard-disk password prompt appears.

Beep errors

Table 4. Beep errors
Problem
One short beep, pause, three short beeps, pause, three
more short beeps, and one short beep
Three short beeps, pause, one short beep, pause, one
more short beep, and three short beeps
One long and two short beeps
Four cycles of four short beeps
FRU or action, in sequence
Confirm the supervisor password and try again. To
clear the error, enter ThinkPad Setup.
Turn off the computer and remove the WAN card.
Press F1 to enter ThinkPad Setup. Press F9, and Enter
to load the default setting. Then save the current
setting by pressing F10, and restart the computer.
Replace the battery with the correct Lenovo battery
for this system.
FRU or action, in sequence
1. Ensure that every connector is connected tightly
and correctly.
2. Memory module.
3. System board.
1. Reseat memory module.
2. System board.
A power-on password or a supervisor password is set.
Type the password and press Enter.
A hard-disk password is set. Type the password and
press Enter.
Solution
Ensure that memory modules are installed correctly. If
they are, and you still hear the beeps, have the computer
serviced.
PCI resource allocation failure. Power off the computer
and remove the device from the ExpressCard slot. If the
beeps persist, have the computer serviced.
The video function has a problem. Have the computer
serviced.
The Security Chip has a problem. Have the computer
serviced.
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