Dell PowerEdge 4300 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual page 39

When an error that cannot be reported on the monitor occurs during a boot routine,
the computer may emit a series of beeps that identifies the problem. The beep code is
a pattern of sounds; for example, one beep followed by a second beep and then a
burst of three beeps (code 1-1-3) means that the computer was unable to read the
data in nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM). This information is valuable to
the Dell technical support representative if you need to call for technical assistance.
When a beep code is emitted, write it down on a copy of the Diagnostics Checklist
found in Chapter 11, "Getting Help," and then look it up in Table 3-2. If you are unable
to resolve the problem by looking up the meaning of the beep code, use the Dell
Diagnostics to identify a more serious cause (see Chapter 5, "Running the Dell Diag-
nostics"). If you are still unable to resolve the problem, see Chapter 11, "Getting
Help," for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.
1-1-3 NVRAM write/read failure
1-1-4 BIOS checksum failure
1-2-1 Programmable interval-
timer failure
1-2-2 DMA initialization failure
1-2-3 DMA page register write/
read failure
1-3-1 Main-memory refresh
verification failure
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the abbreviations and
acronyms list that precedes the Index.
Replace the system board. See Chapter 11,
"Getting Help," for instructions on obtain-
ing technical assistance.
This fatal error usually requires that you
replace the BIOS firmware. See Chapter 11,
"Getting Help," for instructions on obtain-
ing technical assistance.
Replace the system board. See Chapter 11,
"Getting Help," for instructions on obtain-
ing technical assistance.
Remove and reseat the DIMMs. If the
problem persists, replace the DIMMs. See
"Adding Memory" in Chapter 8 for instruc-
tions on installing or removing DIMMs. If
the problem still persists, replace the sys-
tem board. See Chapter 11, "Getting
Help," for instructions on obtaining techni-
cal assistance.
Messages and Codes 3-9