Bios Post Beep Codes; Bios Recovery Beep Codes; Beep Codes - MAXDATA PLATINUM 500 I M5 System Manual

BIOS POST Beep Codes

The table below lists the POST error beep codes. Prior to system video initialization, the BIOS uses
these beep codes to inform users of error conditions. The beep code occurs only when a critical
error occurs or when the BIOS fails to boot to the operating system. Please note that not all error
conditions are supported by BIOS beep codes.
Table 6. Beep Codes
Number of Beeps
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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BIOS Recovery Beep Codes

Table 7. BIOS Recovery Beep Codes
Beeps
1
1-2
An error or warning condition at boot can result in a series of beeps being issued known as „beep
codes. These beeps have a code that identifies system or PCI card events. Before checking for a
system beep code error make sure the PCI card is not causing the beeping.
MAXDATA Server PLATINUM 500 I M5 MAXDATA Server PLATINUM 500 I M5
Description
Refresh failure
Parity cannot be reset
First 64 Kb memory failure
Timer not operational
Processor failure (Reserved; not used)
8042 GateA20 cannot be toggled (memory failure or not present)
Exception interrupt error
Display memory R/W error
(Reserved; not used)
CMOS Shutdown register test error
Invalid BIOS (such as, POST module not found)
Reason
One long beep – video is active.
One long beep and two short beeps: Insert the BIOS recovery diskette.
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