A Error Messages And Indicators; Bios Error Codes; Bios Beep Codes - Intel BLKDH67BL Product Manual

A Error Messages and Indicators

Intel Desktop Board DH67BL reports POST errors in two ways:
• By sounding a beep code and blinking the front panel power LED
• By displaying an error message on the monitor

BIOS Error Codes

Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS causes the board's
speaker to beep and the front panel power LED to blink an error message indicating
the problem (see Table 15).
Table 15. BIOS Beep Codes
Type
F2 Setup/F10 Boot
Menu Prompt
BIOS update in
progress
Video error (no add-
in graphics card
installed)
Memory error
Thermal trip warning
Pattern
One 0.5 second beep when the BIOS is
ready to accept keyboard input
None
On-off (1.0 second each) two times, then a
2.5-second pause (off), the entire pattern
repeats (beeps and pause) once and the
BIOS will continue to boot.
On-off (1.0 second each) three times, then
a 2.5-second pause (off), the entire pattern
repeats (beeps and pause) until the system
is powered off.
Alternate high and low beeps (1.0 second
each) for eight beeps followed by system
shut down.
Frequency/Comments
932 Hz
932 Hz
For processors requiring
an add-in graphics card
932 Hz
High beep 2000 Hz
Low beep 1500 Hz
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