While in the recovery mode, there is no screen display on the monitor. The keyboard is
disabled as the system automatically recovers the BIOS. The beep codes listed in
Table 4-20 describe the recovery status.
Table 4-20
BIOS Recovery Beep Codes
Beep Code
2
4
Continuous series of low
beeps
1.
Turn the system off, disconnect all AC power cords from the system, and remove
the access cover.
2. Move the jumper from pins 10 and 11 back to pins 9 and 10 to enable the normal
boot mode.
3. Replace the access cover, remove the diskette from drive A, and connect the power
cords to the system.
4. After running the special recovery mode, run the SSU to specify a new password.
See Chapter 3 in the SGI 1400 Server Family User's Guide.
Message
Successful completion, no errors.
The system could not boot from the diskette. The diskette may not be
bootable.
The wrong BIOS recovery files are being used and/or the flash
memory jumper is in the wrong position.
Baseboard Jumpers
103
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