Beeps | Descriptions |
---|---|
1 | The memory refresh circuitry has failed |
2 | Parity errors have been detected in the first 64 KB of memory |
3 | A failure has occurred within the first 64 KB or memory |
4 | System Timer failure: Timer 1 on the mainboard does not work properly |
5 | The CPU has generated an undetectable error |
6 | 8042 Gate-A20 failure: BIOS cannot switch the CPU into protected mode |
7 | The CPU has generated an exception error |
8 | The video adapter is missing, or the memory on the adapter has generated a failure |
9 | The ROM checksum value does not match the value in BIOS |
10 | The shutdown register for CMOS interrupt channel 2 has failed POST; the system board cannot retrieve CMOS contents during POST |
11 | Level-2 cache memory has failed the tests, and has been disabled |
2 short | POST has failed, caused by a failure of one of the hardware tests |
1 long, 2 short | Failure in video system: a checksum error was encountered in video BIOS ROM, or a horizontal retrace failure has been encountered |
1 long, 3 short | Failure in video system: the video DAC, the monitor detection procedure or the video RAM has failed |
1 long | POST procedures have passed |
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Beep code on Mainboard
When a serious error occurs, the computer does not show message but emit a series of long and short beeps instead. Beep is the way you tell the computer what if there is a serious error occurs. These codes depend on the BIOS of your PC. There is no official standard for this beep code on mainboard because many brands of BIOS out there.
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