Beep Codes And Error Messages - HP E-PC C10 Technical Reference Manual

4 BIOS overview

beep codes and error messages

beep codes and error messages
If a terminal error occurs during POST, the system issues a beep code before
attempting to display the error in the upper left corner of the screen. Beep
codes are useful for identifying the error when the system is unable to display
the error message.
Number of
Error Message
Beeps
1 Refresh Failure
2 Parity Error
3 Base 64KB Memory Failure
4 Timer Not Operational
5 Processor error
6 Processor Exception
Interrupt Error
7 Processor Exception
Interrupt Error
8 Display Memory Read/ Write
Error
9 ROM Checksum Error
10 CMOS Shutdown Register
Read/ Write Error
11 Cache Error/ External Cache
Bad
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Description
The memory refresh circuitry on the motherboard is faulty.
Parity error in the first 64 KB of memory.
Memory failure in first 64 KB.
Memory failure in the first 64 KB of memory, or Timer 1 on
the M/B is not functioning.
The CPU(Central Processing unit) on the M/B generated an
error.
The CPU generated an exception interrupt.
The CPU generated an exception interrupt.
The system video adapter is either missing or its memory is
faulty. This is not a fatal error.
The ROM checksum value does not match the value
encoded in the BIOS.
The shutdown register for CMOS RAM failed
The external cache is faulty