NEC Express5800/T120e Maintenance Guidance page 126

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(2) Error reporting via beep
If POST detects a problem and is unable to display the error message, the beep code sounds instead of
displaying the message.
A beep code is a series of short beeps separated by pauses. For example, "1-3-3-1" indicates one beep, a
pause, three beeps, a pause, three beeps, a pause, and one beep.
The table below shows the beep code, cause, and solution.
Beep Code
1-3-3-1
1-5-2-1
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
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Cause
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No memory in the server
No processor in the server.
An error occurred during POST process.
Updated BIOS data was detected.
Reading or running the BIOS executable
module failed.
Initializing the BIOS executable module
failed.
No graphics controller in the server.
Resetting the system failed.
An error was detected during allocating the
PCI resources.
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Solution
Make sure that the DIMMs are correctly
inserted. If the DIMM is installed correctly,
contact your sales representative.
Make sure that the processor is correctly
mounted. If the processor is installed correctly,
contact your sales representative.
Contact your sales representative.
Wait until BIOS update completes.
Contact your sales representative.
Remove all the installed PCI boards from the
PCI slots, and then restart the server.
If the error is detected again, contact your sales
representative.
1. POST Error Message