Bios Error Codes And Messages; Bios Error Codes; Bios Beep Codes - Intel DB85FL Specification

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BIOS Error Codes and Messages

4.1

BIOS Error Codes

The BIOS provides two types of Error Code indications during POST:
Beep codes
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Blink codes
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4.1.1

BIOS Beep Codes

Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS causes the board's
speaker (Figure 1, S) to beep an error code describing the problem (see Table 38).
Table 38. BIOS Beep Codes
Type
F2 Setup/F10 Boot Menu
Prompt
BIOS update in progress
Video error
Memory error
Thermal trip warning
Pattern
One 0.5 second beep when BIOS is ready to
accept keyboard input.
None
On-off (1.0 second each) two times, then
2.5-second pause (off), entire pattern repeats
(beeps and pause) once and the BIOS will
continue to boot.
On-off (1.0 second each) three times, then
2.5-second pause (off), 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
932 Hz
932 Hz
When no VGA option ROM is
found.
932 Hz
High beep 2000 Hz
Low beep 1500 Hz
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