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LED Information (Continued)
LED Name
Function
Hot-plug
Identify the
PCI Power
power state for
(hot plug
the hot-plug PCI
PCI system
slot
only)
Hot-
Indicates a fault
plug PCI
condition has
Attention
occurred
(hot plug
system PCI
only)
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 9. Boot Block Error Beep Codes
Number of Beeps
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
1 long beep
40
Location
Inside the system,
at the front of PCI
slots 1, 3, 4, and 5
Inside the system,
at the front of PCI
slots 1, 3, 4, and 5:
At the rear of the
chassis, visible
from the exterior
of the system (only
if the hot plug PCI
light pipe kit is
installed)
Description
Insert diskette in floppy drive A:
'AMIBOOT.ROM' file not found in root directory of diskette in A:
Base Memory error
Flash Programming successful
Floppy read error
Keyboard controller BAT command failed
No Flash EPROM detected
Floppy controller failure
Boot Block BIOS checksum error
Flash Erase error
Flash Program error
'AMIBOOT.ROM' file size error
BIOS ROM image mismatch (file layout does not match image
present in flash device)
Insert diskette with AMIBOOT.001 File for Multi-Disk Recovery
Color
Description
Green
• On = Power is on to the PCI
slot. DO NOT REMOVE THE
PCI CARD.
• Off = Power is off to the
associated PCI slot.
• Blinking = Slot is
transitioning between on and
off. DO NOT REMOVE THE PCI
CARD
Amber
• Off = Slot and card are
functioning without error.
• On = A failure has occurred.
• Blinking = Slot needs
attention
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