Post Error Beep Codes; Post Error Pause Option; Table 24. Beep Codes; Table 25. Bios Recovery Beep Codes - Intel SR6850HW4 - Server Platform - 0 MB RAM Product Manual

POST Error Beep Codes

The following table lists POST error beep codes. Prior to system Video initialization, BIOS uses
these beep codes to inform users on error conditions. The beep code will be followed by a user
visible code on POST Progress LEDs.
Table 24. Beep Codes
Beeps Error Message
1 Fatal error
2 Processor error
3 Memory error
4 Motherboard
error
1-5-1-1
1-5-2-1
1-5-2-2
1-5-2-3
1-5-2-4
1-5-4-2
1-5-4-4
BIOS Recovery Beep Codes
Table 25. BIOS Recovery Beep Codes
Beeps Error Message
1 beep Recovery Started
2 beeps Recovery Boot Error
A series of long Recovery Failed
low-pitched single
beeps
4 long high- Recovery Complete
pitched beeps

POST Error Pause Option

In case of POST error(s) which are listed with the View equal to "Yes", the BIOS will enter the
error manager and wait for the user to press an appropriate key before booting the OS or entering
the BIOS setup.
The user can override this option by setting "POST Error Pause" to "disabled" in the BIOS setup
Advanced menu page. If the "POST Error Pause" option is set to "disabled", the system will boot
the operating system without user-intervention. The default value is set to "enabled".
Description
System halted because of an unspecified fatal error that was detected.
System halted because a fatal error related to a processor was detected.
System halted because a fatal error related to the memory was detected.
System halted because a fatal error related to the system motherboard
hardware was detected.
FRB3 failure (processor failure)
CPU: empty slot
CPU: no processors
CPU: configuration error (example VID mismatch)
CPU: Configuration error (example BSEL mismatch)
Power fault: DC power unexpectedly lost (power control failure)
Power control fault (Usually a VRM is not installed.)
POST Progress Code
E9h
Flashing series of
POST codes: EFh,
FAh, FBh, F4h, FCh,
FDh, FFh
FDh
FFh
Description
Start of recovery process
Unable to boot to floppy, ATAPI, or
ATAPI CD-ROM. Recovery process
will retry.
Unable to process valid BIOS
recovery images. BIOS already
passed control to operating system
and flash utility.
BIOS recovery succeeded, ready for
power-down, reboot.
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