Intel D865PCD specifications Speaker, Bios Beep Codes, Lower Nibble High Byte Functions

Intel Desktop Board D865PCD Technical Product Specification

Table 69 describes the lower nibble of the high byte and indicates the bus on which the routines are being executed.

Table 69. Lower Nibble High Byte Functions

Value

0

1

2

3

4

5

Description

Generic DIM (Device Initialization Manager)

On-board System devices

ISA devices

EISA devices

ISA PnP devices

PCI devices

5.4 Speaker

A 47 Ω inductive speaker is mounted on the Desktop Board D865PCD. The speaker provides audible error code (beep code) information during POST.

For information about	Refer to
The location of the onboard speaker on the Desktop Board D865PCD	Figure 1, on page 13

5.5 BIOS Beep Codes

Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS displays an error message describing the problem (see Table 70). The BIOS also issues a beep code (one long tone followed by two short tones) during POST if the video configuration fails (a faulty video card or no card installed) or if an external ROM module does not properly checksum to zero.

An external ROM module (for example, a video BIOS) can also issue audible errors, usually consisting of one long tone followed by a series of short tones. For more information on the beep codes issued, check the documentation for that external device.

There are several POST routines that issue a POST terminal error and shut down the system if they fail. Before shutting down the system, the terminal-error handler issues a beep code signifying the test point error, writes the error to I/O port 80h, attempts to initialize the video and writes the error in the upper left corner of the screen (using both monochrome and color adapters).

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